Cambodian PM happy as his adviser elected South Korea's president

Picture: Mr. Lee Myung Bak celebrated his election victory.


By Rasmei Kampuchea/Asia News Network


Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his happiness that his foreign economic adviser Lee Myung Bak was elected as the president of the Republic of Korea."I got exciting information that Lee Myung Bak, my economic adviser since 200, won the elections and would become the new President of Republic of Korea", said Prime Minister Hun Sen in a certificate handover ceremony which was held at the National Institute of Education on Thursday.Prime Minister Hun Sen praised Mr. Lee as the well-educated and wealthy politician. Hun Sen expected that since Mr. Lee is the president of South Korea, Cambodia will get more aid.The Cambodian Prime Minister also said that he had other foreign economic advisers who could help him with economic advice and the encouragement of foreign investment to Cambodia.