Cambodia backs enhanced security role for Japan

30 June 2014
Global Post
Government / International laws and treaties / International relations / Law and judiciary
Chinese aid / East China Sea / Fumio Kishida / Hor Namhong / Hun Sen / Japanese aid / North Korea / Shinzo Abe / South China Sea

Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong expressed support Monday for Japan’s plan to give its Self-Defense Forces a greater role to contribute to global peace and stability, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said after meeting with his counterpart in Phnom Penh.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to obtain Cabinet approval Tuesday for reinterpreting the pacifist Constitution to enable Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense, or come to the aid of an ally under attack even if the country itself is not under attack. …

 Global Post News Staff
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