The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC)
of Cambodia on July 1 issued a press release stating that during Deputy
Prime Minister and MFAIC Minister Hor Namhong’s talks with Japanese
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Phnom Penh on June 30, he did not
mentioned the terms “Self-Defense Forces” or “Collective Self-Defense
Right”.
With regard to regional issues, Hor Namhong
only said Cambodia supports Japan’s peaceful policy, non-use of
force, according to international law for the settlement of dispute in
the region, said the press release.
The press
release was issued after Japanese Kyodo News Agency on June 30 misquoted
Hor Namhong’s statement made after his talks with Kishida, which was
then quoted by some media agencies, that Hor Namhong expressed support
for Japan’s plan to give its Self-Defense Forces a greater role to
contribute to global peace and stability.-VNA