Address on the Occasion of the Closing of the 2013-2014 Stocktaking and 2014-2015 Direction Setting Conference of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished National and International Guests, Dear Participants! Today, it is my honor and pleasure to participate in the Closing of the 2013-2014 Stocktaking and 2014-2015 Direction Setting Conference of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport. At the outset, I would like to congratulate on the best result of the conference, considered…

Selected Impromptu Comments during the Meeting with Cambodian Workers in the Course of the Official Visit to the Republic of Korea [Unofficial Translation]

In the course of attending the commemorative ASEAN-ROK Summit in Busan, Samdech Techo Hun Sen took the time in his busy schedule to meet with Cambodian workers, from which CNV extracted and translated some of those comments. Reasons Behind Accepting Cambodian Laborers to South Korea  I would like to comment on why the government of…

Selected Impromptu Comments at the Graduation and Diploma Presenting Ceremony of the University of Human Resource, Phnom Penh [Unofficial Translation]

I am glad to join with all of our Buddhist monks, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, on this graduation and diploma presenting ceremony of the Human Resource University (HRU) for its 1794 graduates. The report of the HRU’s leader, once again has taken our attention to the development of the HRU, which has in fact started…

Address at the Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of Independence Day and the Establishment of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

The Most Respected His Majesty NORODOM SIHAMONI, King of Cambodia Samdech Akka Moha Thamma Pothisal Chea Sim, President of the Senate, Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly, Excellencies Senators, Members of the National Assembly, Members of the Royal Government of Cambodia, Excellencies, Ambassadors to the Kingdom of Cambodia and…

Statement of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen Prior to Delivery of Verdict of International Court of Justice on Cambodia’s Request for Interpretation of 1962 Judgment in the Case Concerning the Preah Vihear Temple [Unofficial Translation]

Buddhist Monks, Dear Compatriots, On this forthcoming 11 November 2013, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue its decision on the request of the Kingdom of Cambodia for interpretation of the judgment on 15 June 1962 in the case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear.

Selected Elaborations during the Presentation of the Rectangular Strategy Phase III for the First Cabinet Meeting of the Royal Government in the Fifth Legislature of the National Assembly (Unofficial Translation)

In the course of presenting the Rectangular Strategy Phase III to the first Cabinet meeting, Samdech Techo Hun Sen made elaborations on various urgent matters that CNV made some selections and provided herewith its unofficial translation. Beware of Flood Threat and Impacts First of all I would like to welcome members of the new Cabinet…

Selected Impromptu Introduction to the First Session of the National Assembly and Briefing to the Press Thereafter [Unofficial Translation]

Here followed is the compiled and translated introductory statement of Samdech Techo Hun Sen to the first session of the fifth legislative term of the National Assembly and the press briefing thereafter. National Assembly’s First Session Always Meets in September Before I start reading for you (the Political Platform of the Royal Government of Cambodia…

Selected Extempore Comments during the Visit to Khsach Kandal district, Kandal province, to Observe Rice Cultivation in Early Rainy Season (Unofficial Translation)

Observing early-rainy season rice cultivation in 2013, Samdech Techo Hun Sen visited the district of Khsach Kandal, Kandal province, where he joins with farmers to prepare land and to transplant rice. Samdech Techo also takes the chance to share with them, and the people of Cambodia as a whole, the latest developments on the process…

Speech on the Opening Occasion of the 37th Session of the World Heritage Committee

Excellency Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO; Excellency Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee; Excellency Katalin Bogyay, the President of the General Conference of UNESCO; Excellency Alissandra Cummins, the President of the Executive Board of UNESCO; Distinguished Guests, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen! On behalf of the Royal Government and People…