Photo by: Don Weinland (Phnom Penh Post) Two North Koreans (in white) and another man work at the museum site near Siem Reap town in June 2011.
Sunday, 27 November 2011
Posted by Serath
PHNOM PENH, Nov 27 (Cambodia Herald) - North Korea plans to build a 124-metre high cultural center in Siem Reap as part of government efforts to attract more tourists, Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) reported.
The report quoted the Press and Quick Reaction Unit of the Council of Ministers as saying that authorities responsible for protecting and managing the Angkor temples and the Siem Reap region were working with 60 Korean experts and institutions to ensure that the design features cultural values of both Cambodia and Korea.
"The building, 70 meters in diameter and 124 meters in height, will be decorated with artistic works and drawings," the report said, adding that Korean officials have said that "the world’s biggest artistic drawing" will be displayed at the center.
Sok An, minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, was quoted as telling outgoing North Korean Ambassador Ri In Sok that the center would represent "not only the image of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea but also the good bilateral relations of the two nations."
Ri reportedly said that he was "pleased with the bilateral cooperation" and "the tremendous progress made by Cambodia over the past years.”
The ambassador also said that the continued good ties between the two countries were the "diplomatic legacy" of relations between King Father Norodom Sihanouk and the late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung.
South Koreans are currently among the most frequent visitors to Siem Reap after Vietnamese.
PHNOM PENH, Nov 27 (Cambodia Herald) - North Korea plans to build a 124-metre high cultural center in Siem Reap as part of government efforts to attract more tourists, Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) reported.
The report quoted the Press and Quick Reaction Unit of the Council of Ministers as saying that authorities responsible for protecting and managing the Angkor temples and the Siem Reap region were working with 60 Korean experts and institutions to ensure that the design features cultural values of both Cambodia and Korea.
"The building, 70 meters in diameter and 124 meters in height, will be decorated with artistic works and drawings," the report said, adding that Korean officials have said that "the world’s biggest artistic drawing" will be displayed at the center.
Sok An, minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, was quoted as telling outgoing North Korean Ambassador Ri In Sok that the center would represent "not only the image of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea but also the good bilateral relations of the two nations."
Ri reportedly said that he was "pleased with the bilateral cooperation" and "the tremendous progress made by Cambodia over the past years.”
The ambassador also said that the continued good ties between the two countries were the "diplomatic legacy" of relations between King Father Norodom Sihanouk and the late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung.
South Koreans are currently among the most frequent visitors to Siem Reap after Vietnamese.
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