Comment: It's very good in protecting Khmer cultural heritage. But as we know, cultural heritage cannot protect our nation if our government is lacking effective operation or selling their mentality to foreigner. It's skeptical that while government has promoted Preah Vihea as world cultural heritage, Angkor Watt has been invested and taken care by a Vietnamese-Khmer company. Cambodians in Siem Reap are skeptical that those employees employed by the Sokhemix are not Cambodians and local people at all. Sometime, we Khmers don't be crazily proud of the greatness of Angkor Watt if our government and Cambodian people like to serve others for their own power. One day, we will loss both Cambodian nation and Angkor Watt.
Delivering speech at the opening of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) on "Protection and Respecting Cultural Diversity", Him Chhem, Cambodia's Minister of Culture and Fine Arts said Cambodia is a small country, but it is rich in cultural and civilization in the Asian region.
He said, "Cambodia needs strong protection to safeguard her cultural heritage."
It is the third kind of such meeting since the Asian Parliamentary Assembly on Protecting and Respecting Cultural Diversity initiated in 2006.
The first meeting was held in October 2008 in Seoul, South Korea and the second one was held in June 2009 in Tehran, the Islamic republic of Iran.
The meeting is designed to further discuss how to better protect, respect and share the values of cultural heritage in general.
Cambodia is proud of being rich in cultural heritage such as Angko Wat Temple, Preah Vihear Temple, both were registered as Word Heritage Sites and hundreds of more temples across the country as well as arts, culture and tradition.
| Editor: Zhang Xiang |
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