By SOP newswire3 (TheSOP.org)
Ban Ki-moon today offered his deep condolences to the people of
Cambodia, the Government and its royal family on the death of the
country`s former monarch, King Norodom Sihanouk, according to the UN
chief`s spokesperson.
The Secretary-General acknowledges King Sihanouk`s long dedication to
his country and his legacy as a unifying national leader who is revered
by Cambodians and respected internationally, " Mr. Ban`s spokesperson
added in a statement.
According to media reports, King Sihanouk, 89, died after having a heart
attack in Beijing, China, where he had been residing for the past eight
years. The former monarch came to the throne in 1941 and reigned for
more than 60 years until his abdication in 2004, when he passed the
throne to his son, King Norodom Sihamoni.
King Sihanouk saw Cambodia go from French rule to independence in 1953,
experienced house arrest during the Khmer Rouge regime during which
nearly two million people died between 1975 and 1979, and faced 13 years
of exile during the country`s civil war that followed the regime`s
toppling. He later returned to his country amidst its efforts with
reconciliation and the restoration of political stability.
The Secretary-General also hopes that the legacy of the former King will
allow Cambodia to advance the national healing process, including
through continued commitment to justice, " Mr. Ban`s spokesperson said.
1 comment:
To All Khmer Yeurng (all of Khmer citizens):
Please don't talk nonsense. You don't know what you are talking about. Stop being manipulated by other Anonymous mentioned. You need to be quiet and let's focus on Unity. We want CNRP and CPP to reunite as one without fight each others in order to change the leaders. We wish all Khmer/Cambodian citizens or members of major parties CNRP and CPP to merge after the merger of SRP and HRP including other small parties like Khmer Democratic, KPPM, etc.
So, stop fighting each others. We need to work together to save our Khmer nation.
It is timing. Khmer folks both at home and abroad (USA, Australia, NZ, France, Canada, S. Korea, Japan, and so on), please stop fighting each others and please take the positive outlooks and stop hating other because of the Vietnamese/Yuon manipulation and don't let our neighbors Yuon/Viet and Siam/Thai to see our weakness.
So, watch out on each others no matter what happen. Please think and be careful.
Thanks for listening.
Khmer Yeurng.
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