TOKYO, 15 October 2012 (AFP) - Japan on Monday mourned the passing of an "important
friend", saying former king Norodom Sihanouk had been a vital figure in
achieving peace in Cambodia.
"Without him, there could not have been success in the Cambodian peace process," Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura (pictured) told a press briefing.
"Representing our country, people and the government, I want to sincerely express our condolences to the bereaved family members of former king Sihanouk."
Sihanouk died on Monday at the age of 89 after a heart attack in Beijing where he was receiving medical treatment for various conditions, including cancer.
Japan has long been the largest donor of development aid to Cambodia and has a long record of investment and aid in the overall Mekong region, of which Cambodia forms a part.
Earlier this year it pledged $7.4 billion in aid over three years to help five Mekong states.
Sihanouk donated some $20,000 to Japan to help victims of a major earthquake in Kobe in 1995.
"Without him, there could not have been success in the Cambodian peace process," Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura (pictured) told a press briefing.
"Representing our country, people and the government, I want to sincerely express our condolences to the bereaved family members of former king Sihanouk."
Sihanouk died on Monday at the age of 89 after a heart attack in Beijing where he was receiving medical treatment for various conditions, including cancer.
Japan has long been the largest donor of development aid to Cambodia and has a long record of investment and aid in the overall Mekong region, of which Cambodia forms a part.
Earlier this year it pledged $7.4 billion in aid over three years to help five Mekong states.
Sihanouk donated some $20,000 to Japan to help victims of a major earthquake in Kobe in 1995.
"His expectation and trust toward Japan was high," Fujimura said.
"We regard him as an important friend who advanced relations between Japan and Cambodia considerably."Cambodia ex-king was 'important friend' says Japan
10/15/2012 15:06 - CAMBODIA-JAPAN-POLITICS-ROYALS-CONDOLENCE - World News (ASI) - AFP
TOKYO, Oct 15, 2012 (AFP) - Japan on Monday mourned the passing of an "important friend", saying former king Norodom Sihanouk had been a vital figure in achieving peace in Cambodia.
"Without him, there could not have been success in the Cambodian peace process," Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura told a press briefing.
"Representing our country, people and the government, I want to sincerely express our condolences to the bereaved family members of former king Sihanouk."
Sihanouk died on Monday at the age of 89 after a heart attack in Beijing where he was receiving medical treatment for various conditions, including cancer.
Japan has long been the largest donor of development aid to Cambodia and has a long record of investment and aid in the overall Mekong region, of which Cambodia forms a part.
Earlier this year it pledged $7.4 billion in aid over three years to help five Mekong states.
Sihanouk donated some $20,000 to Japan to help victims of a major earthquake in Kobe in 1995.
"His expectation and trust toward Japan was high," Fujimura said.
"We regard him as an important friend who advanced relations between Japan and Cambodia considerably."
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