Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Cambodian PM to appeal U.S. to cancel "dirty debt"

September 21, 2010
Source: Xinhua

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that he would appeal to U.S. President Barack Obama during his upcoming visit to New York to cancel more than 300 million U.S. dollars considered as "dirty debt" occurred by the Lon Nol regime in the 1970s.

"I will tell the U.S. that the 1970-75 debt is considered as dirty debt and ask them to cancel it," Hun Sen said on Monday at the inauguration of Preak Phnov Bridge.

Hun Sen said the suggestion would be made when he meets with U. S. President Obama during the ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting in New York from Sept. 24-26.
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