27/07/2023
(English below)
ααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈααΆαααΆααααα½αααΆααααααΆααααΆααα’αααΈααα·ααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααααΆαα· αα·αααααααααααΆαα·αααααααα
ααααααααααα»ααΆα
αα»αααΆαααααααααααααααΈ α’α£ ααααααΆ ααΆαααΆααααα·αααα·ααααααααααααααααααααααααααΆααααααααΆαααα½α ααααΌα
ααΆααΆαααΆαααααααΆαααΎααααααααααααααααααΆαα―αααΆααα αα·αααααααα»αΈαα·αααΆααΎαα αααααααΆαααΆααααα αα·αα’αΆα
α’αααααααΆααααααα»ααΆααα½αααΆαααααααΆα αααα
ααααα·αααααα½ααααααααααΈ αα·αααΆααααααΎααα·αααααΆααααΈααααααααα½αααααααΌαααΆαααΉαααΆααααααα
ααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈβααΆβααααΌβα’ααβααααααβααΆα
αααΎαβααααααααβαααα»αβααΆαβααΆααααβααααααααααα»ααΆααΎααααΈααα½αααΆαααΌαααααα·ααΆα ααΆαα’αα·αααα ααααα·αααααΆαα·αααααα αα·αβαα·αααα·ααα»αααα ααΎααααα αΆαααΈααααΈααΆααααααααααΎααααα»αααΆαααΆαα·αααααααΌαα’ααααα α αΎαααααααΌαααααααααΆααααΆααααααΎααααα»αααΆαααααΎααΆαααΆαα½αααααααααααα»ααΆααααααα
ααααααα
ααΆαααααα
-------------------------------
Australia holds serious concerns about the environment in which Cambodiaβs national elections took place and about Cambodiaβs democratic trajectory.
The lead-up to the July 23 poll saw the disqualification of the main opposition party and further pressure on independent media and civil society. This undermined the ability of all Cambodians to be informed, to express their views freely and to have a genuine choice in how they are governed.
Australia has been a partner for decades supporting Cambodiaβs aspirations for peace, development, democracy and human rights. We express our concerns as a longstanding friend and renew our desire to work with Cambodia towards these aspirations.