Political comments on the relationships with Japan following the Japanese opposition’s election victory

01 September 2009
By Leang Delux
Radio France Internationale
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

Japan’s opposition party recently won the election with a mandate to lead the country.

This change leads to diverging comments from Cambodian politicians, in particular regarding the bilateral relationship between Japan and Cambodia, because Japan is the largest donor country to Cambodia.Up until now, Japan is the largest donor country to Cambodia.

Will the new Japanese government affect the bilateral relationships between Cambodia and Japan or not?The Cambodian government believes that there will be no effect on the bilateral relationships between the two countries, but for Cambodia’s opposition parties, the new Japanese government will pay closer attention to aids provided to Cambodia. Click to read more...