Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong has requested that France send a delegation to observe the upcoming July national election in Cambodia. Namhong made the request during a courtesy call by French ambassador Jacques Pellet on March 27 – the same day Japan pledged to send observers to the election.
National Assembly president Heng Samrin has suggested that ASEAN look into improving its interaction with the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), saying the regional bloc had focused mostly on government management.