Cambodia vigilant for chemical, nuclear weapon im****ts
March 12, 2008
The Cambodian government has remained committed to preventing any
chemical or nuclear weapons smuggled into the country, said English-
Khmer language newspaper the Mekong Times on Wednesday.
"The government still continues to prevent the im****t of chemical and
nuclear weapons to keep peace and stability, while countries around
the world are facing threats of terrorism," said Em Sam An, secretary
of state at the Interior Ministry while addressing a National
Awareness Workshop of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) here on
Tuesday.
Cambodia cooperates with several other countries on weapons control
and has held a strong stance on the issue since 1993, he said, adding
that the country has destroyed over 190,000 weapons since then.
"The Interior Ministry has prohibited the circulation of chemical
weapons and cut down on the level of weapons in the country with
positive results from the crackdowns conducted by the Royal Cambodian
Armed Forces," he said.
Cambodia ratified CWC in July 2005, becoming the 170th member of the
convention.
Source: Xinhua
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