As one step in this process the next meeting of the permanent five. now scheduled for July 10. should agree on an arms moratorium by all outside parties now supplying the Cambodian factions. including the Chinese who support the Khmer Rouge and the Soviets who have been supplying the Hun Sen government. A concrete step such as this is a critical measure needed for the ceasefire. agreed to in principle in Tokyo. is to be achieved. At the same time. rather than disparaging Prime Minister Chatichais call for a neutral Cambodian refugee camp under United Nations control. we should be encouraging this effort. According to a UPI article out of Bangkok on May 14. 1990. "the United States opposes a ceasefire in Cambodia and creation of neutral. U.N.-controlled camps for Cambodia refugees unless the moves are part of a comprehensive political settlement." quoting Assistant Secretary of State Richard Solomon. This all or nothing approach is a prescription for not only a failed policy but continued tragedy in Cambodia. When a breakthrough is achieved. we should work to achieve more rather than insist that it is not enough.
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