In Visit, Clinton Signals Support for Youth, as Well as the Tribunal
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| U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and the U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia Carol Rodley stand in front of the Royal Palace on Monday. (Photo: AP) |
Phnom Penh Monday, 01 November 2010
“You have an opportunity to rewrite the future... it will be up to the young people to decide how to change that new future.”
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an official visit to Phnom Penh on Monday, affirming US support for the Khmer Rouge tribunal and meeting with a group of students.
Clinton said Monday the she personally wanted to see the UN-backed tribunal reach speedy trials for jailed Khmer Rouge leaders, after touring the Tuol Sleng genocide museum.
“So I will be personally reaching out to help raise the money that is needed,” she said.
The tribunal has been dogged by financial problems, especially on the Cambodian side of the hybrid court. The US has so far given $7 million to aid the tribunal, which successfully tried Tuol Sleng prison chief Duch earlier this year.
