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Weapons Destruction Ceremony co-organized by the Royal Government of Cambodia and Japan Assistance
Team for Small Arms Management in Cambodia (JSAC) will be held in Angkor
Chum District, Siem Reap Province on Sunday, March 13, 20051,408 weapons which have
been voluntarily surrendered through JSAC’s WDP (Weapons Reduction and
Development for Peace) Project are to be destroyedThe purpose of the Destruction Ceremony is to make weapons physically unable to be used by incineration and to deliver the message that their society is moving toward peace without weapons.
Moreover, 11km laterite road rebuilt by the financial support of JSAC will
be handed over at the same time in this ceremony.JSAC contributes to the
life of people in Cambodia by offering such development to the local society
after all weapons are surrendered.
There will attend many guests such as residents of the province and officials
from provincial government and the Government of Cambodia.Delegates from
various national and international organizations are also invited.
JSAC sincerely welcomes all.
◆Date: March 13,
2005(Sunday) Starting at 9:00 a.m.
◆Location: Angkor Chum District, Siem Reap Province.（at the Angkor Chum
Secondary School）
◆Organized by the Royal Government of Cambodia, Sponsored by JSAC
Note for Editors:
Japan Assistance Team for Small Arms Management in Cambodia (JSAC)
JSAC has collected over 10,000 weapons since it started the project in 2003.
JSAC is supporting Peace Building in Cambodia, through collecting illegally
possessed weapons and introducing stockpiling system to manage legal weapons. JSAC will implement the project in Preah Vihea Province and Kompong Thom
Province from April 2005 to March 2007.
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