- Title: FRANCE: HUN SEN THREATENS TO WITHDRAW UNITED NATIONS COOPERATION
- Date: 24th September 1997
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 24, 1997) (RTV(A)) 1. SLV CAMBODIAN SECOND PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN AT RESIDENCE OF CAMBODIAN AMBASSADOR FOR PRESS CONFERENCE 0.06 2. SCU HUN SEN SEATED 0.10 3. SCU PORTRAIT OF CAMBODIA'S KING SIHANOUK ON WALL 0.13 4. SCU HUN SEN SAYING THE FACT THAT THE UNITED NATIONS REFUSED THE CAMBODIAN DELEGATION TO TAKE ITS RIGHTFUL SEAT IS NOT ONLY A VIOLATION AGAINST THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT, IT IS ALSO AN OFFENCE AGAINST THE KING (KHMER) 0.31 5. SCU MEDIA LISTENING/CAMERAMAN (2 SHOTS) 0.38 6. SCU HUN SEN HOLDING UP DOCUMENT AND SAYING HERE IS A DOCUMENT SENT BY KHIEU SAMPHAN TO NORODOM RANARIDDH ON JUNE 26, 1997 (KHMER) 0.48 7. SLV PRESS CONFERENCE 0.53 8. SCU HUN SEN SAYING ON JUNE 27, NORODOM RANARIDDH HAD PREPARED AN ANSWER, WHICH IS A COMMON STATEMENT - TYPED ON A MACHINE BECAUSE WHERE THE KHMER ARE, THERE IS NO COMPUTER (KHMER) 1.11 9. MV MEDIA LISTENING 1.15 10. SLV PRESS CONFERENCE 1.22 Initials S3 P3 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
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- Country: France
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- Story Text: - INTRO: Cambodia's second Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he may suspend his cooperation with the United Nations. (U.N) The U.N. last Friday postponed deciding who will fill Cambodia's seat, leaving it vacant for this week's 52nd General Assembly session.
The diplomatic confusion on Wednesday (September 24) came three months after a coup launched by Hun Sen which deposed his rival, first Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh.
Hun Sen's threat to suspend cooperation with the United Nations came at a private stopover in Paris en route to New York.
The threat could jeopardise any U.N. hopes to play a key role in the Cambodian election due on May 23, 1998.
At a news conference at the ambassador's residence, Hun Sen said he was taking to the U.N. a letter signed by King Norodom, which presented his credentials as the legitimate ruler of Cambodia.
He also said he was not responsible for the conflict that broke out in his country last July. He said he had proof that Ranariddh had been in contact with the Khmer Rouge's nominal leader, Khieu Samphan.
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