The Royal Government of Cambodia and Japan Assistance Team for Small Arms Management in Cambodia (JSAC) have agreed to conduct a Weapons Destruction Ceremony in Banteay Srey district, Siem Reap Province on September 21, 2003.　 This is the first time for JSAC to co-organize the Weapons Destruction Ceremony with the Royal Government of Cambodia.

About 1,000 weapons, which are voluntarily surrendered by civilians, will be publicly destroyed. The purpose of the ceremony is to make weapons physically unable to use, but also to give people a positive and symbolic image that we are moving toward peace without weapons.　The governor of SiemReapProvince, the representatives from the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of Japan, and the project manager of JSAC are going to make speeches at the ceremony. 

All are welcome to attend.

Date: September 21, 2003 (Sunday), Starting at 7:30 a.m.

Location: Banteay Srey District, Siem Reap Province.

Organized by the Royal Government of Cambodia, Sponsored by JSAC

Background of JSAC

Japan Assistance Team for Small Arms Management in Cambodia is a mission team from the Government of Japan to implement “Peace Building and Comprehensive Small Arms Management Program in Cambodia.”　 It was established in April, 2003. 　Our activities consist of 4 projects: “Weapons Reduction and Development for Peace (WDP) Project,” “Weapons Destruction Project,” “Public Awareness Project,” and “Safe Storage and Registration Project.”