Excerpts from the Speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen in the Conversation with People Who Had Their Land Lottery Done to Relocate out of Angkor Wat Area to Resettle at the Village of Run Ta Ek of Banteay Srei District [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Two Decisions – (a) Running Water for Further Development of Resettlement at Run Ta Ek and Pak Snaeng and (b) Cambodia Does Not Support Annexation of Ukraine into Russia […] Our country now has a population of 17 million. In 1979, the population of Cambodia was about 5 million. Laos also has a population…

Selected Impromptu Speech at the Meeting to Commemorate 10th Anniversary Addition of the 11th-Century Preah Vihear Temple and 1st Anniversary Addition of Sambo Prey Kuk Temple to the List of World Heritage Sites [Unofficial Translation]

A Memory of What We Went Through Ten Years Ago How are you? Will you take French (football team) or Croatian? Though we do not have the presence of the French Ambassador here, I wish to deliver the people and Government of France a chance to lift up the World Cup 2018, after they once…

Speech on the Occassion of the Opening of the 3rd Inter-Governmental Conference on Angkor

Excellency Chair of the Conference, Excellency Ms. Aurélie Filippetti, Minister of Culture and Communications of Republic of France, Excellency Mr. Yasumasa Nagamine, Deptuy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Excellencies Co-Chairs of the ICC-Angkor, Excellency Mr. Kishore Rao, Director of UNESCO World Heritage Center and High Representative of Madam Director General of UNESCO, Excellencies, Ladies…

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

Venerable Monks Beloved Compatriots This afternoon, 11 November 2013, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands, announced its judgment on the Request by Cambodia for interpretation of the Judgment of 15 June 1962 in the case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear, as follows:

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.

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…