Cambodia to Create Emergency Relief Task ForceCambodia will create "an Emergency Relief Task Force" in order to deal with possible future floods and other disasters in the country, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday.Hun Sen told a workshop on the U.N. Emergency Relief Response to the 2000 Flood in Cambodia, which concluded this afternoon, that he had urged the Ministry of Defense to create "an Emergency Relief Task Force" to train the Cambodian National Army necessary technique for emergency task. The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) had played a crucial role in helping to dislocated people from dangerous to safe areas and rehabilitate the stretches of roads and bridges washed away by the floods during the 2000s flood disaster, he said. The premier said that he would request the government of South Korea to provide Cambodia with necessary equipment for emergency relief and technical training for the Cambodian task force during his visit to South Korea which is scheduled for April 9, 2001. General Ke Kimyan, Commander-in-Chief of the RCAF, was present at the workshop. |
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