via CAAI
October 18, 2010 A total of 233 items of South Korean surplus military equipment, including yard utility boats, have been transferred to Cambodia, according to the South Korean Ministry of National Defense on October 8.
Lee Seon-cheol, head of the Office of Military Force and Resources Management at the ministry, and Cambodian senior defense official Chau Phirun signed an agreement to hand over Korean surplus military equipment, including three yard utility boats, 100 maneuvring vehicles, 24 engineering tools and 36 medical tools.
The transfer was made at the request of Cambodian defense minister. Korean president Lee Myung-bak had promised Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen during Lee's state visit to Cambodia in October last year to hand over Korean surplus military equipment.
"Relations between Korea and Cambodia has been deepened in current administration and military ties is also improving," said a senior defense official at the ministry. "Utility boats are going to be operated aimed at inspecting drug and human trafficking through waterways."
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