the uif sent two delegates, keo moni and mey pho, to the 1954 conference on a peaceful solution to the conflicts in indochina. the two accompanied the viet minh delegation, which arrived in geneva on may 8. the uif was, however, officially invited to the conference. in the first speech by the viet minh delegate urged that the uif-led khmer resistance government should be included in the talks, on equal footing with the royal government of cambodia. this plea was supported by the delegates of the soviet union and china, v. m. molotov and zhou enlai. zhou enlai was, however, convinced by western powers to withdraw his support for uif participation in the conference.