Friday, 6 February 2009

Diplomacy: Embassy in Poland closes

The Phnom Penh Post

Thursday, 05 February 2009
Vong Sokheng

Prime Minister Hun Sen signed a sub-decree dated December 4 to close the Cambodian embassy in Poland per the request of Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong, Koy Kuong, an undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told the Post Wednesday. Koy Kuong said both the Cambodian and Polish governments had mutually agreed to close their respective embassies. He said the Polish embassy in Phnom Penh closed last September. “The two countries decided to close their embassies to reduce spending, but they have continued to maintain diplomatic relations,” Koy Kuong said. “This has had no effect on their diplomatic relations.” Sam Rainsy Party lawmkaker Yim Sovann, lamented the decision to close the embassy in Poland, saying that Poland had for decades supported Cambodia. Vong Sokheng

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