To be safe, keep you wallet home!

Thank you my friend for your invitation.

However, I regret that such a meeting is not as important as some of use used to think. It is just a political showcase without substantial evidences that a real unification will take place.

SRP was put in the spotlight by HRP many weeks ago that SRP should unify with HRP to join force against the CPP. SRP took advantage of such a sham and went along as far as to loosely form an alliance with HRP called a Democratic Movement for Change.

SRP, in my opinion, will play along so that it is not being blamed for political divisions among the non-CPP parties. Beyond that SRP knows that its rival is weak and is trying to tag on to SRP for personal befits of certain individuals whom one time or another had trashed SRP with all kinds of name. SRP also understands that to be an alliance with HRP with its current dwindling leaders will give them more problems sooner or later. However, in trying to capture some additional support from innocent followers, both parties will try to put some Band-Aids on chronic diseases plagued by incompetency and disorganization.

There are no genuine feelings behind an attempt to unify any opposition party. In addition, under the current structure of both parties, there are no mechanisms for them to join hand as one party unless HRP is being submerged by SRP. More than likely, that is the future of HRP.

To be safe, keep you wallet home.

Good luck.

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In a message dated 6/5/2009 6:52:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hyuth@cox.net writes:
FYI info & distribution.,
Folks in Washington area are encouraged to attend this event. Please contact Christina Costello at ccostello@ndi.org or (202) 728-5677 for further information.
Best regards,
Hean
NB: My apology for the inconvenience if receiving this message many times.

From: Tung Yap [mailto:tkyap1@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 5:27 PMTo: cahrad@cahrad.orgSubject: Opposition Voices in Cambodian Politics: Prospects for the Future

All,

Please attend the event below if you have time.

Tung

The National Democratic InstituteAnd the International Republican Institute Invite You to a Roundtable discussion
Opposition Voices in Cambodian Politics: Prospects for the Future
withSam Rainsy, President of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) Member of the National Assembly
Kem Sokha, President and Founder of the Human Rights Party (HRP)Member of the National Assembly
Please join the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute for a discussion and analysis of recent political developments, trends in the Cambodian government’s policies, and future opportunities for the country’s opposition parties.
TimeWednesday, June 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
LocationNDI Board Room2030 M Street, NW, Fifth FloorWashington, D.C.
Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha are leaders of Cambodia’s opposition parties, the SRP and the HRP, and seek to present an alternative to the current ruling party, the Cambodian People’s Party. The CPP has dominated Cambodian politics for decades, recently winning 90 out of 123 seats in the national legislature in 2008.
The SRP and the HRP formed an alliance called the Democratic Movement of Change to contest the provincial, district, and municipal elections held in May 2009. The parties hope to strengthen their position in the 2012 national elections.
The party leaders are in Washington to meet with U.S. legislators and other members of the policy community to discuss the state of Cambodian politics, prospects for democratic political reform, and the defense of human rights. They are joined by Yem Ponhearith, Secretary General of the HRP.
RSVPChristina Costello at ccostello@ndi.org or (202) 728-5677