Following the resolution of the World Convention of representatives of the Cambodian People of the inside of Cambodia and abroad held September 27, 1997 to Washington D.C. (USA),

We, founding members of the Khmer Unity Party, let's proclaim:

1. The birth of the Khmer Unity Party of 23 October 1997 to Oh-Smach, small border city of the Cambodia-Tailande and historic symbol of the national Resistance.
2. The adoption of the symbol of the Khmer Unity Party (KUP): PREAH BATH THORMMOEUK
3. The adoption of the 27 political principles of basis essentially constituting the political program of the Party.
4. The election of a Leading Committee of the composed Party provisionally of about thirty people. This Leading Committee is directed by:

• A president: Mr. KHIEU Rada, engineer in data processing and inventor, founding member of the FUNCINPEC, ex-vice Minister of the GNP, ex-under secretary of state of the Trade of the GRC, honorary member of the Royal Cabinet with rank of Minister and secretary general of the PNK.
• Four vice-presidents: 1 - Mr. Peh Buntong, Doctor in geography and Doctorate of state in economics, old high commissioner of the Ministry of the Foreign Business of the GRUNC, old diplomat and ex-President of the PNK Switzerland. 2 - Mr. Chhun Darith, ex-general to two stars. 3 - Mr. Kim Sorya, Pharmacist, ex-President of the PNK of the Coast is from the United States of America. 4 - Mr. Sam Khé, Engineer and ex-President of the PNK of the California of the North (USA).
• A Chief of Staff: Mr. Seng Plang, Doctor in Medicine.
• Three secretary general Adjoints: 1 - Mr. Ung Tea, industrial Engineer. 2 - Mr. Chan Sopheap, Engineer. 3 - Mr. Sam Becker, Bachelor.
• A General Treasurer: Mr. Tuon Yokda, business Man.
• Attached two General Treasurers: 1 - Mr. Nak Phâlly, business Man. 2 - M. Long Serey, Student.
• Several Counselors of which: Mr. Sok Cham Chhanrith , old Counselor of the PNK; Mr. Sâr Nareth, Old officer of the Khmer airforce and Specialist in tuberculosis.

1. The nomination of Representatives of the Khmer Unity Party abroad, in particular in the different States to the United States of America, to Canada, in France and in Switzerland, etc.

The Khmer Unity Party, liberal, democratic and nationalistic party is created just as the Nation and the Khmer people are crossing the darkest period of their history and are excessively facing the danger of imminent disappearance due to the vietnamisation of Cambodia by Vietnam.

Answering to longings legal and legitimate of the Khmer people and basing itself on its 27 political principles of basis of its political program, the Khmer Unity Party has for historic mission of:

1. To achieve to all price the national reconciliation of all Khmers while doing abstraction of their belief, of their political color or of spends them, etc. And to defend the politics of Sacred National union of our nation.
2. To fight against the politics of aggression, annexation and genocide enterprise and pursued by Vietnam in opposition to the Nation and the Khmer people.
3. To build our new khmer society where our Khmer people will be able to live in the real independence, the sovereignty, the complete territorial integrity, the peace, the liberal democracy, the liberty, the social justice and the prosperity.