The announcement came just days after China provided Cambodia with donations to aid its demining efforts.
Sweden gave Cambodia about $100 million in aid over the past five years, the third-largest donor among E.U. member states after France and Germany.
The Chinese donation came after the United States said it was cutting aid to the Cambodian Mine Action Center’s operations this year.
They cited their refusal to accept the dissolution of the Cambodia National Rescue Party by the Supreme Court last week as the reason for their decision to step down.
Prak Sokhon said the dissolution of the CNRP was a decision made independently by the Supreme Court.
Political observers said Hun Sen has effectively been campaigning for the 2018 election for some time already.
Guterres reportedly did not respond to the apparent Cambodian discoveries, instead choosing to discuss the U.N.’s peacekeeping operations.
A right worker in Koh Kong province has reported instances of authorities’ increased scrutiny of people traveling through the province, including numerous traffic stops.
The international community continues to express its concerns ahead of next year’s election.
The meetings come as Cambodia is experiencing a period of political instability as observers say is unprecedented in its modern history.
Numerous opposition supporters who spoke to VOA Khmer this week said they would boycott the next general election, which some described as “meaningless”.
Bomb disposal groups unaware of funding discontinuation.
Devices believed to be vehicles for the disbursal of chemical weapons were found in Mondulkiri province in 2012 and in Svay Rieng province in October this year.
Sam Rainsy, the longtime leader of Cambodia’s opposition, told supporters that Monyvann had committed “an act of undignified betrayal” against the CNRP.
The charge marked a serious escalation in rifts within the beleaguered Cambodia National Rescue Party.
More than 80 percent of Cambodians work either directly or indirectly in agriculture, which contributes about a third of the country’s gross domestic product.
Annika Ben David said that if the government presses ahead with plans to dissolve the opposition, Sweden would rethink its relationship with the Kingdom.
Cambodia’s garment sector employs more than 700,000 workers and exported more than $6 billion worth of goods in 2016.
Earlier this month, Pol Saroeun, commander-in-chief, ordered military officials to become front-line soldiers in the “battle of public opinion” using social media site Facebook.
The statement came a day after U.N. rights envoy Rhona Smith said Cambodian democracy was in peril.
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