By Nov Pov Leakhena
Posted on 17th August, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – Cambodia has appointed a new ambassador to the Philippines, Cambodian media reported Friday, August 17.
NEW ENVOY. Long-time Cambodian Foreign Ministry official Tuot Panha has been appointed ambassador to the Philippines. Photo from www.asef.org
The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed diplomat Tuot
Panha a week after the former envoy to the Philippines, Hos Sereythonh, was recalled. Hos was ordered to leave after a word war with a Philippine official over the absence of a traditional ASEAN joint statement.
In a statement published on the top newspaper Phnom Penh Post,
Cambodian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Koy Kuong confirmed the new
ambassador's appointment. Koy, however, said it is unrelated to the
South China Sea dispute.
“The changing of the ambassador is a normal diplomatic issue,” Koy
said. “Other countries do the same thing... removing the ambassador from
one country or to another country. I don’t think this is strange.”
Before she was appointed ambassador to the Philippines, Tuot was a
long-time undersecretary of state at the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. – Rappler.com
1 comment:
As long as she keep her mouth close,she'll be okay,don't worry too much learn from Mr Hos.
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