Friday, January 27, 2012

លិខិត​លោ​ក សម រង្ស៊ី ​ជូន​សម្តេច​អគ្គ​មហា​សេនា​បតី​តេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី នៃ​ព្រះ​រាជា​ណា​ចក្រ​​កម្ពុជា​




Letter of Apology of Sam Rainsy to Samdech Hun Sen in 2006


Unofficial Translation
Paris, 3 February 2006
To Samdech Hun Sen
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Samdech,
I am very pleased to notice that the political situation in Cambodia in the last few days has gradually improved. I would like to express my thanks to Samdech for pushing this​development to happen, especially by writing the letter to His Majesty the King to​request for a punishment commutation to Mr. Cheam Channy after Samdech had​requested the court to release a number of Civil Society leaders from imprisonment.

Personally I share the same view with Samdech on national reconciliation and national​​ unity for mobilizing all Khmers to work together to further develop Cambodia. I also have common understanding with Samdech that all controversial issues between Khmer and Khmer can be settled within the framework of the Khmer family.

I am regretful for having conducted improper acts towards Samdech such as accusing Samdech of being the mastermind behind the grenade attack on the protesters on 30 March 1997 in front of the National Assembly, accusing Samdech of attempting to assassinate five elites, and some other accusations, and so on and so forth. From now on, I will change my attitude so that those problems will be ended and prevent them from being repeated. In general, I decided not to take personal matters into account, but to pay much attention to national matters through the finding of peaceful solutions with mutual respect. It is not necessary to have winners or losers in any solution to national matters, for we are all Khmers; we have to live together. Only Cambodia and her people who deserve the victory from such national reconciliation, particularly the victory over poverty and underdevelopment. Our next generation will have bright future.

Please accept, Samdech, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Signed by
Sam Rainsy

លិខិត​សុំទោស​របស់ សម រង្សី ចំពោះ​សម្តេច ហ៊ុន សែន កាល​ពីឆ្នាំ ២០០៦


Iran and Cambodia enhance bilateral cooperation in oil and gas training and other fields


PHNOM PENH, Jan. 26, 2012 (PRU) – Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok told Iran’s Ambassador Seyed Javad Ghavam Shahidi that Cambodia welcomes the enhancement of bilateral cooperation in the sectors of oil, gas and agriculture as well as in education, which will contribute to social development in Cambodia.

Speaking in the meeting late Thursday, H.E. Dr. Sok An, who is also Minister in Charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, said that both countries are continuing to focus on agricultural development.

Ambassador Shahidi said that the bilateral agreement—including oil and gas, political consultation—signed two years ago with Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation “needs to be deepened”.

Iran called for the establishment of a project to symbolise bilateral relations.

“It can be in the oil and gas sector. This is best because we have hundred years of experiences in this field”, said Ambassador Shahidi.

H.E. Sok An told the diplomat that Cambodia has recently welcomed two Chinese companies, in joint ventures with local partners, to build an oil refinery in the Kingdom.

“They can import crude oil from Iran to process in Cambodia and re-export to China”, Dr. Sok An told the Ambassador.

Ambassador Shahidi said that he would convey the message to Tehran and that Iran looks forward to cooperating with Cambodia in agriculture and biological technology.

Cambodian experts are welcomed to study in Iran, where a research centre will be established. Bilateral trade and other areas can be discussed and studied later, said the diplomat.

The Ambassador said that Iran is very good at treating eye, heart and kidney problems.

Dr. Sok An said that investment from Tehran in medical services is welcome so that Cambodian patients do not have to spend money to travel to Singapore or Hong Kong or somewhere else for treatment.

“Iranian businessmen can invest in private hospitals in Cambodia”, he said.

Tehran announced its support for Cambodia’s candidacy to become a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council for 2013-2014.

It was a fruitful talk in which Dr. Sok An welcomed the positive comments of Iran’s Ambassador, saying that Cambodia is considering its possibility to send experts from concerned institutions to learn from Iran in the area of oil and gas and other research areas for the benefit of social development.

The Ambassador also said that he is pleased to see the Kingdom of Cambodia and the current government of Thailand getting along with each other.

Ambassador Shahidi said, “Asian is very important for Iran now. Asian countries are our focus.”

Cebu Pacific Air to begin flights to Siemreap soon

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 26, 2012 - Cambodia will allow Cebu Pacific Air to operate direct flights from  Manila International Airport to Siemreap, the home of Angkor, in early April, a move that will help boosting tourism for both countries.

The agreement was unveiled in a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok An and the Philippine Ambassador, H.E. Noe Albano Wong, on Thursday evening at the Office of the Council of Ministers.

H.E. Dr. Sok An, Minister in Charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, welcomed the beginning of direct flights four times per week by Cebu Pacific Air to Cambodia’s northern province of Siemreap, the Kingdom’s biggest tourist destination thanks to the Angkor complex. The second biggest is the capital, Phnom Penh.

The Angkor complex was listed as a World Heritage site in 1992.

Dr. Sok An said Cambodia is ready to facilitate the direct flights as part of the government’s open sky policy to attract more investment and tourists to the Kingdom of Wonder.

The Philippine Ambassador, in response, expressed thanks to Dr. Sok An on behalf of Cebu Pacific Air for welcoming the Philippine carrier’s direct flights to Siemreap.

Cebu Pacific Air is currently the country’s leading domestic carrier, serving the most domestic destinations with the largest number flights and routes, and equipped with the youngest fleet. Its main base is Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, with other hubs at Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Zamboanga International Airport.

Cambodia received 2.88 million tourist arrivals in 2011 and expects an increase of around 14 percent in 2012, but a 27 percent increase in Siemreap province.

សម្តេច​​​តេ​ជោ​​ចង់​​ខ្ចី​​លុយ​កូ​រ៉េ​​​សម្រាប់​អភិវឌ្ឍ​​​បណ្តាញ​​​​អគ្គិសនី​​​នៅ​​កម្ពុជា


​នៅ​វិមាន​សន្តិភាព នា​ថ្ងៃ​ទី ២៦ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ ២០១២ សម្តេច​​អគ្គ​មហា​សេនាបតី​តេ​ជោ ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​​​ស្នើ​ឲ្យ​ឯកឧត្តម​ JAE HYUN SHIN ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត​សម្រាប់​កិច្ច​សហ​ប្រតិបត្តិការ​លើ​វិស័យ​ធនធាន​រ៉ែ និង ថាមពល នៃ​សាធារណរដ្ឋ​កូរ៉េ ពាំនាំ​នូវ​ការ​ផ្តាំ​​ផ្ញើ​ជូន​ចំពោះ​ឯកឧត្តម ប្រធានាធិបតី​នៃ​សាធារណរដ្ឋ​កូរ៉េ ដើម្បី​ពិនិត្យ​ផ្តល់​ប្រាក់​កំចី​ ដើម្បី​កសាង​បណ្តាញ​ចែក​ចាយ​អគ្គិសនីដែល​កំពុង​ត្រូវ​ការ​​​​នៅ​ព្រះ​រាជាណាចក្រ​កម្ពុជា​​ និង​បាន​ស្វាគមន៍​ចំពោះ​បំណង​របស់​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​កូរ៉េ​ក្នុង​ការ​រុក​រក​ និង​ធ្វើ​អាជី​វកម្ម​ធន​ធាន​រ៉ែ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា។
ឯកឧត្តម អ៊ាង សុផល្លែត ជំនួយការ​សម្តេច​តេ​ជោ​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ក្នុង​ឱ​កាស​ចូល​ជួប​សំដែង​ការគួរ​សមចំពោះ​ សម្តេច​​តេ​ជោ​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ឯកឧត្តម​ JAE HYUN SHIN បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​​ថា ដំណើរ​ទស្សនកិច្ច របស់​ឯកឧត្តម​​មកកាន់​ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ​កម្ពុជា​នា​ពេល​នេះ គឺ​ដើម្បី​បញ្ជាក់​អំពី​បំណង​ នៃ​សាធារណរដ្ឋ​​កូរ៉េ​ក្នុង​ការ ចូលរួម​អភិវឌ្ឍ​វិស័យ​ធនធាន​រ៉ែ  ប្រេងកាត និង ថាមពល​នៅ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា។ ឯកឧត្តម​ SHIN  បាន បន្ត​ថា ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​កូរ៉េ​បាន​ធ្វើ​ការសិក្សា​លើ​ធនធាន​រ៉ែ​នៅ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះវិហារ តាកែវ កំពង់ស្ពឺ ហើយ​នៅ​ពេល​ការសិក្សា បាន​បញ្ចប់​នោះ ឯកឧត្តម​​ស្នើ​ឲ្យ​មានការ​គាំទ្រ​ពី​សម្តេចតេជោ​​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ដើម្បី​ឲ្យ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​កូរ៉េ​ធ្វើ​អាជីវកម្ម នៅ​តំបន់​នោះ។ ឯកឧត្តម​ JAE HYUN SHIN បាន​ស្នើ​ឲ្យ​សម្តេច​​តេ​ជោ​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​គាំទ្រ​ការ​សហការ​របស់​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​កូរ៉េ​​ជាមួយ​ដៃ​គូ​កម្ពុជា ដើម្បី​រុករក​ធ្វើ​អាជីវកម្ម​លើ​ធនធាន​រ៉ែ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា ហើយ​ឯកឧត្តម​​ក៏​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ពី​ចំណាប់​អារម្មណ៍​លើ​ការ​វិនិយោគ​ធនធាន​ប្រេងកាត និង ថាមពល​ផង​ដែរ។ 
ឯកឧត្តម​ អ៊ាង សុផល្លែត ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា សម្តេច​អគ្គ​មហាសេ​នា​បតី​តេ​ជោ ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​ស្វាគមន៍ ចំពោះ​គម្រោង​វិនិយោគ​នេះ ដោយ​បាន​​មានប្រសាសន៍ថា ក្រុមហ៊ុន​របស់​ភាគី​កូរ៉េ ដែល​បានការ​សិក្សា​នៅ កម្ពុជា​ពេល​ដែល​បាន​ទទួល​លទ្ធផល​ហើយ ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ដែល​ធ្វើការ​សិក្សា​នោះ​នឹង​ត្រូវ​​ទទួល​បាន​អាទិភាព ក្នុង​ការ​ធ្វើ​អាជីវកម្ម។ សម្តេច​តេជោ​ បាន​ស្វាគមន៍​ចំពោះ​បំណង​ចាប់​ដៃគូ​សហការ​ជាមួយ ក្រុមហ៊ុន​កម្ពុជា​នៅ​ក្នុង​ការរុករក និង ធ្វើ​អាជីវកម្ម​ធនធាន​រ៉ែ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​។ ចំពោះ​បញ្ហា​ប្រេងកាត សម្តេច​​តេ​ជោ​​បាន​ធ្វើ​ការណែនាំ ឯកឧត្តម​ JAE HYUN SHIN ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត​សម្រាប់​កិច្ច​សហ​ប្រតិបត្តិការ​លើ​វិស័យ​ធនធាន​រ៉ែ និង ថាមពល នៃ​សាធារណរដ្ឋ​កូរ៉េ ឲ្យ​បន្ត​សហការ​ពិភាក្សា​ជាមួយ​អាជ្ញាធរ​ប្រេងកាត​កម្ពុជា ថែមទៀត៕