Oleh/By		:	DATO' SERI DR. MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD 
Tempat/Venue 	: 	SRI PERDANA, KUALA LUMPUR 
Tarikh/Date 	: 	22/08/86 
Tajuk/Title  	: 	THE DINNER IN HONOUR OF HRH 
			PRINCE SIHANOUK 




Your Royal Highness; Excellencies; Distinguished guests; Ladies and
Gentlemen.

It gives me great pleasure to welcome Your Royal Highness and members of
Your entourage to Malaysia. I trust Your Royal Highness and members of the
entourage will have a pleasant and enjoyable stay in Malaysia. We are
happy that Your Highness is in good health which makes it possible for
this visit to be undertaken. We have been looking forward for this visit
as it provides us an opportunity to exchange views on matters of common
interest.

2. We in Malaysia are following closely the development in Kampuchea
particularly the efforts by the Coalition Government of Democratic
Kampuchea under the leadership of Your Royal Highness' to liberate
Kampuchea from the foreign military occupation. We discern many
encouraging signs in the progress of the struggle by the Khmer resistance
forces recently , notably the high degree of solidarity and cohesion among
the patriotic forces of the CGDK as well as cooperation and coordination
in the liberation struggle.

3. While the struggle is being intensified we are pleased the CGDK is
increasingly active in political and diplomatic initiatives to find a
political solution to the Kampuchean problem. The CGDK Eight Point
Proposal made in March 1986 is a constructive and reasonable proposal
which demonstrated the flexibility of the CGDK in its earnest desire to
end the conflict. Malaysia and other members of ASEAN support the
Proposal. We are heartened that the CGDK leaders have been active in
promoting it and the wide international support it has received. Vietnam's
repeated rejection of the Proposal is clear evidence of its intransigence
and inflexibility.

4. It is gratifying to note that the CGDk under Your Highness's leadership
enjoys considerable respect internationally. The overwhelming support
received at the UN is clear evidence of this. The vast majority of the
international community abhor Vietnam's policy towards Kampuchea. We are
sparing no efforts to ensure that the international community will
continue to support the Kampuchean cause at the UN and other international
fora. Malaysia has been actively involved with its ASEAN partners in the
ASEAN Missions which visited East and West Africa, West Asia and Latin
America to secure their continuing support as well as to promote the CGDK
Eight Point Proposal.

Your Royal Highness, 

5. We are happy to see that under the leadership of Your Royal Highness
the Kampuchean nationalist forces have exhibited determination and
patriotism to stand united to restore the freedom, independence and
dignity to their country. They deserve the profound admiration of
Kampuchea's friends in the international community. We believe it is
important that the CGDK continues to maintain and work for greater unity
amongst Kampuchean freedom fighters in the coming years. Their unity is
crucial to the success of their struggle as well as their effectiveness in
the political, diplomatic and military struggle against Vietnam. We are
confident that under Your Highness's leadership these objectives could be
achieved despite the odds that confront you and the Khmer People.

6. Malaysia reaffirms it's support for the Coalition Government of
Democratic Kampuchea. We have been consistent in our opposition to the
aggression committed against Kampuchea and the continued occupation of
Kampuchea by foreign forces in defiance of the UN Charter and
resolutions. Malaysia may not be able to assist much but Your Highness can
be assured of our continuing political and diplomatic commitment in
pursuit of peace for Kampuchea.

7. Once again, I would like to express our pleasure at having Your Royal
Highness and members of your entourage with us and our prayer is always
for the success of Your Royal Highness and the Kampuchean people in all
their endeavours.