Deal falters, blame begins
Senior Cambodian People’s Party figures who have been at the forefront of negotiations with the opposition party yesterday offered lukewarm responses to the prospect of restarting talks that would bring an end to the opposition’s seven-month-long parliamentary boycott. Their position – that the opposition party was wrong to reject a deal discussed at length between Prime Minister Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy earlier this month after weeks of backroom talks – confirmed speculation that while the political deadlock had shown promising signs of ending before Khmer New Year, two weeks on, the parties are no closer to an agreement. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng responded yesterday to reporters’ questions , with seeming exasperation about further negotiations, which stalled after Hun Sen said on April 10 that Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy leader Kem Sokha was holding up a deal. …
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