President Meets Top Officials in Taiwan

According to Radio Free Asia, KKF President Thach Ngoc Thach is amongst the distinguished representative of the sixty three members of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization participating in today’s opening session. In the heart of Taiwan, the Eighth General Assembly of the UNPO has attracted a diverse range of representatives from across the globe. Amongst the panelist are members of the British House of Lords, the European Parliament and Estonia. Like the Khmer-Krom people and the other sixty two members of the UNPO, the Taiwanese people are also unrepresented in the international community. This conference provided a unique opportunity for indigenous peoples such as the Khmer-Krom and Taiwanese to build a closer relationship so that they may work together to be recognized internationally.

Mr. Thach and Mr. Giap meets Jeffrey Wang, Minister of Foreign Affairs For the members of the KKF, their recent success at The Hague, Netherlands was highlighted and praised during the opening session. Indeed KKF’s dedicated and persistent work to bring international attention to Khmer-Krom issues, in particular the conference entitled, Self-Determination in International Law continues to receive awards of recognition and respect everywhere they go. Listen to RFA Interview on 27th October 2006