Burma: Hot Water for Cambodia 2022

Burma: Hot Water for Cambodia 2022

Burma: Hot Water for Cambodia 2022

 (Phnom Penh): After Cambodia became the chair of ASEAN on January 1, 2022, many countries are looking at what Cambodia can do in 2022, especially the two hot issues: Burma and the sea. South China?

 Both of these things are hot water. Hot water is definitely hot, but hot water can have many benefits. Recently, there have been three foreign analysis articles on Cambodia's role as chair of ASEAN. Among them, there are different article titles, and some even write in the form of questions such as "Cambodia: a destroyer of ASEAN or a savior of ASEAN?" (Cambodia: Asean’s spoiler or savior?) Another article entitled “Cambodia's risky diplomacy in the Burma conflict will isolate ASEAN” (Cambodia’s ‘cowboy diplomacy’ in Myanmar isolates ASEAN).

 Cambodia has been embroiled in a serious internal conflict in Burma that has dragged on for nearly a year, with no country yet to intervene, including the major powers. Cambodia's incursion has been suggested by some outside observers that a solution in Burma would not have been possible without the involvement of the two superpowers, "China and Russia!" For Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen has repeatedly said that please give Cambodia some time to work before evaluating. At this point, many Cambodians feel that in their role as chair of ASEAN and as a result of decades of civil war, it is not uncommon for Cambodia to share its experience of peace talks in order to help find a solution to the conflict in Cambodia. Burma. But the general question is, how does Cambodia help? Who are the main characters (Samdech Hun Sen with Ming Aung Lang? Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon with the current Burmese Foreign Minister, Mr. Wuna? What else has Cambodia not released yet?

 What diplomacy does Cambodia use?
 In the field of diplomacy, especially in the pursuit of negotiation, various diplomatic nicknames are often given, such as: Ping-pong Diplomacy; Dimsum Diplomacy; Dollar Diplomacy; Cowboy Diplomacy; Intermediate diplomacy (Shuttle Diplomacy). For Cambodia, former Cambodian diplomat Eng Roland used "Noodle Diplomacy", but at this time I have not heard Hun Sen reveal what diplomatic name Cambodia will use in the context of going to Burma. I would like to try to use the word "win-win diplomacy", a popular word of the Cambodian leadership in the Techo era, even if no one dares to claim to be "win-win" or successful. That. However, since before Cambodia became the chair of ASEAN on January 1, 2022, Cambodia has held many open and non-open diplomacy with ASEAN countries, the regional framework, including Japan and China, and leaked to the West. That country.

 Who accompanies the Prime Minister?
 For tomorrow's visit to Burma, what is noteworthy is the accompanying delegation, which included the character of Cham Prasidh, who has almost lost his name (although he is still the Minister of Industry). He has been one of Hun Sen's most prominent former aides since the 1980s and has made excellent notes on meetings seeking peace in Cambodia. Note 2: Of the three sons, the eldest son and the youngest son (Mr. Hun Manet and Mr. Hun Many) will accompany the father as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and as President. A worker of the National Assembly). Third: Bringing a lot of medical supplies and equipment to help prevent Kovid 19.

 Cambodia-Burma relations?
 In April 2021, at the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Prime Minister Hun Sen was seen having a cordial meeting with Burmese military leader Ming Aung Lan. Meetings at that time and in the aftermath of various forms and levels may not have been so simple until the official announcement of Cambodia's willingness to help find a solution in Burma.

 Problems in Burma:
 The unrest in Burma began after February 2021, when the country's military overthrew the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. About 1,400 people were reported dead and about 11,000 were arrested in
 The last 11 months.

 Why does Cambodia need to pay so much attention to Burma?
 It is not too simple when Cambodia hosts the ASEAN Summit for a whole year and there is a country that can not attend the meeting, which is a shame for Cambodia or ASEAN as a whole. On Tuesday, January 4, Prime Minister Hun Sen had a telephone conversation with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who backed Cambodia as chair of ASEAN in 2022, but Joko also reiterated Indonesia's position. The importance of implementing the 5-Point Consensus to bring democracy back to Burma through stakeholder dialogue. "If there is no significant progress on the implementation of the five-point agreement at the ASEAN summit, Burma should limit the representation of non-political participants," Joko added.

 Burma's participation in the ASEAN Summit and other relevant summits has become a matter of concern as Burma itself has already boycotted three meetings in late 2021 due to the lack of nine ASEAN members. Welcomes Burmese junta leader Ming Aung Lan
 1. Immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar;
 2. Constructive dialogue among all stakeholders to find a peaceful solution for the benefit of the people;
 3. Coordinated by the Mission of the ASEAN Chair with the assistance of the Secretary-General;
 4. Humanitarian assistance provided by the ASEAN AHA; And
 5. Visit of Special Envoy and Delegation to Myanmar to Meet All Stakeholders

 In my view, Cambodia seems to have set up a three-story grid for diplomacy with Burma (Prime Minister; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Senior Minister). As for the date, why did Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen choose January 7 as the departure date or for this reason, and that is why a foreign news article titled "Cambodia: is it to bring harm to ASEAN or not?" You are the savior of ASEAN? ” (Cambodia: Asean’s spoiler or savior?)

 By: Puy Kea


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