Prime Minister Hun Sen reacted strongly to analysts who suggested that the recent promotion of his son Hun Manet to the rank of four-star General was somehow related to nepotism.
Prime Minister Hun Sen rejects suggestions that any foreign troops would be stationed there, saying the base is part of Cambodia's right to defend its territory
Preventing outside interference in the internal affairs of small states such as Cambodia is key to protecting independence, said the foreign ministry in response to comments made by the US embassy in Phnom Penh regarding the Kingdom’s current political sphere.