Khmer Circle:
Cambodia's and the Hanoi-backed Hun Sen regime's so-called 'Win-Win' strategy has brought nothing but loss of national sovereignty, territory and the kind of 'peace' found at any grave yard. The people of Ukraine had already suffered enough under their own pro-Moscow regime and wouln't want to go down that same road again; one that is being forced on the Cambodian people - in the name of 'peace' 'stability' and 'development', of course.
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"Phea said the peace plan should make it acceptable to all parties,
citing Cambodia’s Win-Win strategy that had been successfully
implemented in the Kingdom’s peace process between 1987 and the signing
of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements."
Responding to Ukraine’s request for Cambodia to support President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “Peace Formula”, Cambodia has cautiously said that China’s proposal “offers the best workable tools for a peaceful solution” saying that “war is the worst way to end a war”.
In a message yesterday, newly appointed Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman An Sokkhoeurn reiterated that the Chinese-initiated peace proposal to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, is converged with Cambodia’s principles.
Prime Minister Hun Sen had expressed favour and support for China’s 12-point peace plan during the annual meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last week.
“The 12-point proposal of China is about the respect for international laws and principles of the UN Charter which govern the relation between sovereign states, namely sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence,” Sokkhoeurn told Khmer Times. “It also calls for cessation of hostilities, peace talks and lifting of unilateral sanctions.”
According to Sokkhoeurn, who completed his term as Cambodian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other International Organisations in Geneva in December, all of the Chinese peace proposal points converge with Cambodia’s principled and consistent position on settlement of all conflicts in accordance with the UN Charter and international law.
“By experience, war is the worst way to end a war, and ceasefire is the best way to stop the suffering and destruction and create a conducive environment for talks to end the war,” he explained.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov has recently said that Moscow is carefully considering the Chinese plan.
But some western leaders have dismissed Beijing’s peace plan, arguing that China does not have the international credibility to act as a mediator over the ongoing conflict.
China first announced its proposal on “Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis”, on the one year anniversary of the major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War on February 24.
China’s 12-point peace plan proposals include respecting the sovereignty of all countries, abandoning the Cold War mentality, ceasing hostilities, resuming peace talks, resolving the humanitarian crisis, protecting civilians and prisoners of war, keeping nuclear power plants safe, reducing strategic risk, facilitating grain exports, stopping unilateral sanctions, keeping industrial and supply chains stable, and promoting post-conflict reconstruction.
Responding to a Khmer Times question by email early this week, Nataliya Zhynkina, the Deputy Head of Mission and Political Counsellor of the Embassy of Ukraine in Vietnam, said the United Nations General Assembly Resolution on February 23, reflected the vision of ways of achieving peace in Ukraine presented by Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy announced his “Peace Formula” at a November summit of the Group of 20 (G20) key economies, urging world leaders to hold a global peace summit based on it.
Zelenskyy’s plan calls for radiation and nuclear safety; food security; energy security; release of all prisoners and deportees; restoring Ukraine’s territorial integrity and Russia reaffirming it according to the UN Charter; withdrawal of Russian troops and the cessation of hostilities; the prevention of genocide; prevention of an escalation of conflict and building security architecture in the Euro-Atlantic space; and confirmation of the war’s end.
He also for called for justice, including the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes.
Zhynkina said that given the overwhelming support for the UNGA resolution on February 23, Ukraine considers this initiative as the “only efficient plan for ending Russia’s war of aggression”.
“We ask Cambodia to join the Peace Formula and to work together with international partners on one or more points that Cambodia is the most interested in,” she said. “Joining efforts will benefit the future peace and stability in the region and the world.”
Zhynkina said China’s peace plan does not contain any mention of punishment for the crimes committed by Russia on the territory of Ukraine, saying that it doesn’t make a warning for any other “future aggression”.
When asked whether Cambodia would consider supporting Zelenskyy’s “Peace Formula”, Sokhhoeurn yesterday said: “Cambodia takes with utmost consideration all proposals formally conveyed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and remains steadfast in its pursuit of an independent, rule-based foreign policy with national interests at the core.”
“So far, China’s proposal offers the best workable tools for a peaceful solution,” he added.
Kin Phea, Director-General at the Royal Academy of Cambodia’s International Relations Institute said yesterday that any peace plan that can bring real peace and stability to Ukraine, the region and the world, will be useful.
“I think Cambodia should support any peace plan that will bring real peace, lasting stability for Ukraine, but not a plan that will lead to further controversy in Ukraine,” he said.
He noted that it must be an internationally recognised and UN-backed peace plan that can bring lasting peace.
“If the peace plan has the character of making the other party feel ashamed or losing their face or dignity or failing to resolve the conflict, there will be no peace,” he added.
Phea said the peace plan should make it acceptable to all parties, citing Cambodia’s Win-Win strategy that had been successfully implemented in the Kingdom’s peace process between 1987 and the signing of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements.
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