Top US General in Asia begins a 2-day visit to Cambodia

The U.S. Army's top officer in the Asian-Pacific region began a two-day visit to Cambodia on Monday on a trip with which frayed relationships between the two nations are to be expanded and improved.

General Ronald P. Clark, the commanding general of the US Army, met with the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and the high -ranking Cambodian military officers in Phnom Penh.

The connections between the United States and Cambodia were burdened with the criticism in Washington of Cambodia's political oppression and violations of human rights.

However, the United States and other countries are also very concerned with the close relationships in Cambodia to China. China's access to the low navy base near the controversial South China Sea is of particular interest, and a waterway China claims almost completely.

In 2016, an international tribunal in the Hague China refused to have extensive claims. The naval base is strategically in the Gulf of Thailand, which borders on the western section of the South China Sea. The renovation of the base was financed by China.

China contributed massive amounts of money to the update of the infrastructure in Cambodia, with the help, as the father of the Prime Minister, Hun, headed the country.

This financing continues and later Monday, a member of the Politian party of the China Communist Party, met on Monday, according to a post on the prime minister's telegram account.

In the post office, the Li said the progress in the “entire cooperation in all areas” between Cambodia and China.

During the meeting, Clark also expressed his admiration for Cambodia that, according to the office of the Prime Minister UN, she had sent them to several international locations.

The Prime Minister also thanked the United States for their support in the support of explosives from Cambodia after years of war, which in the late nineties in Cambodia with 4 million to 6 million country mines and other non -exploded ordnance, including non -exploded US bombs, with with Leaving 4 million to 6 million country mines and other non -exploded orders.

Clark also met General Mao Sophan, Cambodia's military chef on Monday.

The two military generals had “constructive discussions,” said the army in an explanation. The topics of their conversations included defense, trade, tourism, fighting terrorism, peacekeeping and autumn, said the Cambodian army.

Her discussion also included the possible revival of the Angkor -Sentinel exercise, the common military exercises previously held by the USA and Cambodia and were abandoned almost 10 years ago, said the army.

Some information provided by Associated Press and Agence France press.