FM to meet US State Dept officials in New York

Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will lead a delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York that starts on Tuesday, and also hold sideline bilateral talks with US State Department officials, according to a media statement issued by the Foreign Ministry today. “HE Senior Minister Prak Sokhonn will deliver his statement at the 72^nd Session of the UNGA focusing on the collective effort to address climate change and terrorism, Cambodia’s achievement on the Millennium Development Goals and Cambodia’s efforts towards the Sustainable Development Goals,” stated the media statement.

“At the sideline of the General Assembly, the senior minister will hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, the UK, the US and other dignitaries,” it added. On Friday, Prime Minister Hun Sen Cambodian called on the United States on to withdraw its Peace Corps volunteers in an escalating row with the US Embassy.

The premier said he also ordered the Foreign Affairs Ministry to investigate all US citizens who “might be suspected of spying”. Mr Hun Sen also hit out at US Ambassador William Heidt, demanding that he provide strong reasons why the US Embassy issued a travel warning on the eve of the Pchum Ben holidays.

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