After Sam Rainsy’s Call, No Answer From CPP
At about 10 a.m. Thursday morning, during a press conference at the CNRP’s Phnom Penh headquarters, opposition leader Sam Rainsy dialed the phone number of CPP Interior Minister Sar Kheng and told a few dozen reporters in attendance that he would broadcast their conversation over speaker phone. But Mr. Kheng didn’t pick up. Mr. Rainsy was calling to find out if the CPP was willing to negotiate with the CNRP over its demands for an impartial investigation into July’s national election, resignation of the nine-member National Election Committee and the adoption of recommendations from the U.N. and other election monitors to overhaul the electoral system. … CPP spokesman Cheam Yeap said that the ruling party was aware of the CNRP’s request to continue negotiations to find a solution to the post-election political dispute, which has now entered its fourth month. “I have received information today that the CNRP wanted to hold negotiations with the CPP, but we have yet to fix a date for the meeting,” he said. …
Colin Meyn and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/after-sam-rainsys-call-no-answer-from-cpp-46444/
