Original report from Phnom Penh
15 September 2008
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US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, above, could announce funding for the Khmer Rouge tribunal Tuesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen said.
"Tomorrow, you will know," Hun Sen told reporters Monday night. "Maybe [Negoroponte] will declare the amount of the donation to the Khmer Rouge tribunal."
Hun Sen declined to say what amount the
A potential announcement of US funding comes amid mounting financial pressure on the hybrid Cambodian-UN tribunal, where the Cambodian side has had much of its funding frozen by donors in the wake of corruption allegations.
No allegations have been proven, but a 2007 UNDP audit found mismanagement and questionable hiring practices on the Cambodian side.
Tribunal officials say they will need around $50 million, with $40 million coming from donors and $10 million from
Negroponte, who is one of the highest-ranking State Department to visit post-war Cambodia, signed a $24 million agricultural deal with Hun Sen Monday night, following a brief trip to the temples of Angkor Wat Sunday and talks with opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha Monday.
His visit was the mark of a strengthening relationship between the two countries that has meant the resumption of direct
The talks were "a positive process from the
Negroponte is expected to address the media before he leaves Tuesday morning.
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