PM: Cambodia could mediate between DPRK, S Korea
May 07, 2008
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has suggested that Cambodia could
mediate between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and
South Korea, as unlike most countries it enjoys good relations with
both, local newspaper the Mekong Times said Wednesday.
Speaking at the inauguration of a South Korean-funded project to
revitalize National Road 3, Hun Sen revealed that the recently-elected
president of South Korea, himself a former advisor to Hun Sen, had
asked him to relay a message to the DPRK Prime Minister during a
recent official visit.
South Korea bears no bad intentions for the DPRK, in fact it plans to
assist it in the economic and humanitarian sectors, Hun Sen said.
The fact that Cambodia has had strong diplomatic ties with South Korea
since 1996, dose not mean that Cambodia ignores the DPRK, he added.
Political analysts have said Cambodia is in a unique position to
mediate between the two as Hun Sen has a good relationship with South
Korea while former King Norodom Sihanouk has held close links with the
DPRK and China for decades.
Source:Xinhua
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