According to reports reaching Oyogist.com, the prime minister of Cambodian, Hun Sen has ordered the country’s military to destroy any US weaponry or dump it in warehouses.
Hun Sen’s order came shortly after Washington imposed an arms embargo over human rights concerns and Phnom Penh’s close ties with China.
The US had imposed an arms embargo on Cambodia, citing concerns about human rights and corruption in the southeast Asian nation as well as China’s activities there.
But Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen degraded the quality of US weapons and equipment, ordering them to be Destroyed.
He said;
“In the past few days, the United States has decided to restrict the trade of weapons and military materials to Cambodia. I take this opportunity to thank the United States because of the United States decision on serving the trade of weapons and military materials to Cambodia now reflects the validity of my decision in 1997, at that time I decided to make a decision.
“Y’all don’t change the Cambodian arms system that was then, go buy the US arms system. In the meantime, I would like to order all armed forces to make an urgent review of weapons and military equipment that Cambodia has and to collect all US military weapons and equipment, if there is, store them in the warehouse or demolish.
“As a matter of fact. According to my note, those who used many American weapons systems lost the war, like in the Khmer Republic of Lon Nol, who at that time used American weapons systems and imported many weapons to Cambodia and made Cambodia under this black debt until now.
Recently, the US armed system users also lost the war in Afghanistan. I believe in the courage, spirit and fighting spirit of the fighters in the battle to protect Cambodia’s territory rather than on a single weapon.
Once again, I thank the USA that helped prove the decision that I do not agree to buy weapons from America is absolutely correct for Cambodia’s national defense politics and it’s a message.
