AKP to cooperate with repressive Cuban commie news agency: Bravo?!?!

Prensa Latina, Cambodian News Agencies Sign Accord

PHNOM PENH, March 27 (BERNAMA-NNN-PRENSA LATINA) - Cambodian news agency AKP and Prensa Latina, the Latin American News Agency on Monday signed a cooperation agreement to report on the current situation of this country in Latin America.

The document establishes the exchange of information services and support for news coverage.

AKP General Director Sok Mom Nimul and Prensa Latina Chief Correspondent in South East Asia Charly Morales signed the document.

It takes a commie regime to maintain solidarity with the Cuban commie regime!

CPP's Heng Samrin exchange pleasantries with Fidel Castro

Cambodia: Epicenter of Solidarity with Cuba in Asia and Pacific

Phnom Penh, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) The voices in Asia and the Pacific breaking the media silence and disinformation on Cuba will take new solidarity actions in Cambodia this month.

Some 200 delegates from a score of countries from the region have confirmed participation in the 6th Asia-Pacific Solidarity Meeting with Cuba, which will be in session from March 22 to 25 in this capital.

Several participants told Prensa Latina that they will attend the event with initiatives and experiences to share, in order to break the silence on Cuba and its main vindications.

Birds of the same feather block together: Commie Cuba and Commie Nambodia

Cuba eyes cooperation with Cambodia

PHNOM PENH 2012-01-16 (Xinhua) - Cuba wants to cooperate with Cambodia in the fields of agriculture and health in order to strengthen and expand bilateral ties, said the new designated Cuban ambassador to Cambodia Jose Ramon R. Yarona on Monday.

Jose Ramon R. Yarona made the comments during a meeting with Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace.

He said Cuba and Cambodia have the possibility of launching cooperation in agriculture, pesticides and health, especially medicines for cancer prevention.

Cuba celebrates friendship with the Southeast Asian commies

Cuba celebrates friendship with Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

17/07/2011
VOV News (Hanoi)

A meeting was held in Havana on July 15 to mark the 35th founding anniversary of friendship associations between Cuba and Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Addressing the event, President of the Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Association Yolanda Ferrer recalled the milestones since Cuba’s friendship associations with the three Indochinese countries were set up on July 15, 1976, affirming that this marked a new stage of development in the traditional friendship between Cuba and those countries.

With time, the friendship between Cuba and Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia will continue to develop to a new height and always be illustrated the most effective manner, Ferrer stressed.

Mr. Hun Xen, even Fidel Castro couldn't stay in power until 90 ... when will YOU learn your lesson?

Former Cuban president Fidel Castro gestures during the final session of the 6th Cuban Communist Party Congress, on April 19, 2011 at the Convention Palace in Havana. (Adalberto Roque / AFP / Getty Images)

Fidel Castro officially removed as head of Cuban Communist Party

The end of an otherwise extraordinary congress sees senior party stalwarts appointed to top posts and leaves the Politburo little changed.

April 20, 2011

By Tracy Wilkinson

Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Mexico City—

It became official Tuesday: Fidel Castro was formally removed from the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party for the first time since its formation nearly 50 years ago.

But despite expectations that the new party leadership would begin to usher in a younger generation, senior stalwarts were appointed to the top posts.

The moves came at the end of an extraordinary congress of the ruling party in which participants also endorsed a potentially far-reaching package of economic reforms.

Comrade Hor 5 Hong appreciates Communist Cuba

Cambodia Appreciates Cuban Support, Says Foreign Minister

HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 23 (Cuban News Agency) The Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, expressed the gratitude of his country for the Cuban support during several decades.

Hor Namhong, who was received by the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, affirmed that the bilateral relations between these two countries are in excellent conditions; whereas, his Cuban counterpart agreed by saying that such links are “historical and deep-rooted”.

Viva Cuba Libre!: Comrade Heng Xamrin ... after one too many

Cuba, Cambodia Reaffirm Friendship

2010-12-09
Xinhua

Top Cuban and Cambodian lawmakers Wednesday reaffirmed the friendly relations between the two legislatures and the two countries.

Both President of the Cuban National Assembly of the People's Power Ricardo Alarcon and visiting head of Cambodian parliament Heng Samrin reiterated the stance during their meeting at the Nacional Hote.

Samrin, who had visited Cuba four times before, thanked the host for the hospitality and reaffirmed his country's interest on expanding ties with Cuba.

Alarcon said he appreciated Cambodia's struggle for independence and noted that Samrin' s visit was made on the occasion to celebrate 50 years of bilateral diplomatic ties.

Last month, Havana's Friendship House issued a stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bilateral relationship.

Three Ambassadors Prepare for Posts

Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Friday, 14 May 2010

Three newly appointed ambassadors will meet with National Assembly President Heng Samrin next week to discuss their diplomatic mandates abroad, officials said Friday.

The ambassadors—to Cuba, the Philippines and Russia—will take their posts in July, but next week’s meeting is part of a long agenda for diplomats, who must also meet the king, the prime minister, the minister of foreign affairs and the Senate president before they are posted abroad.

Hay Somearin, the chief of the francophone department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will replace Press Manola in Cuba. Hoeus Sereython, chief of the ministry’s Asean affairs office, will replace Im May in the Phillipines. And Thay Vanna, chief of the ministry’s personnel department, will replace Khieu Thavika in Russia.

“The three people have enough experience for diplomatic relations and diplomatic affairs, and they have worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since the 1980s,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong told VOA Khmer Friday.

Chheang Vun, chairman of the National Assembly’s foreign affairs committee, said the ambassadors will be counseled to “work hard to protect the dignity of the nation, improve relations with the country, protect the rights of Cambodians living in that country and to attract investment to Cambodia.”

Cooperation for investment was paramount, he said, “because we need investment to come and help the development of the country and increase employment to Cambodians.”

Thay Vanna said he expected good counsel from Heng Samrin when they meet next week.

King-Father: My tribute to Fidel Castro’s Cuba [only because it kicked out a pro-Lon Nol ambassador 39 years ago]

Translated from French by Luc Sâr

My tribute to Fidel Castro’s Cuba
By Norodom Sihanouk

Beijing, P.R. Chine, 04 January 2009

In Cuba, they just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution where Fidel Castro is the Great Hero.

1960s: I nominated Mr. Ung Bun Hor as ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Cuba.

Following the Putsch in Phnom Penh on 18 March 1970: Mr. Ung Bun Hor, through his own demand, was received in Havana at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

H.E. the Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs said to Mr. Ung Bun Hor: “Excellency, you will certainly support Prince Norodom Sihanouk who did enormously for the Khmer country, nation and people.”

Ung Bun Hor replied: “Sihanouk is the worst leader. H.E. Lon Nol is the providential man who will turn Cambodia into a great super-developed Superpower.”

The Cuban government gave a few hours to Ung Bun Hor to pack up and definitively leave Cuba.

I will never forget this date of Justice toward me by Cuba, its heroic people, its revolutionary government and its illustrious President Fidel Castro. I am paying a very respectful, grateful, affectionate tribute with admiration.

(Signed) N. Sihanouk

Fidel Castro announes retirement way ahead of his 90th birthday: a hint to all wannabe Asian dictators

Fidel Castro has not been seen in public since his operation in July

Fidel Castro announces retirement

Tuesday, 19 February 2008
BBC News

Cuba's ailing leader Fidel Castro has announced he will not return to the presidency, in a letter published by official Communist Party paper, Granma.

"I neither will aspire to, nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief," he wrote in the letter.

Mr Castro handed over power temporarily to his brother, Raul, in July 2006 when he underwent intestinal surgery.

The 81-year-old has ruled Cuba since leading a communist revolution in 1959.

In December, Mr Castro indicated that he could possibly step down in favour of a younger generation.

In the letter published on Granma's website during the middle of the night in Cuba, Mr Castro said he would not accept another term as president because of the health problems when the National Assembly meets on Sunday.

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FIDEL CASTRO

• Born in 1926 to a wealthy, landowning family
• Took up arms in 1953, six years before coming to power
• Brother Raul was deputy and Che Guevara third in command
• Has outlasted nine American presidents
• Target of many CIA assassination plots
• Daughter is a dissident exile in Miami

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"The moment has arrived to propose and elect the Council of State, its president, vice-president," he added.

"I just want to carry on fighting like a soldier for our ideas."

The National Assembly is widely expected to elect Raul Castro as his successor.

The BBC's Michael Voss in Havana says nobody knows whether the decision has been prompted by a decline in Mr Castro's health - it has been an official secret since the moment he was taken ill.

The president has not been seen in public for 18 months, although the government occasionally releases photographs and pre-edited video of him meeting visiting leaders from around the world, our correspondent says.

Last month, Mr Castro was shown talking to his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Cambodian Boxers in Cuban Boxing School

Phnom Penh, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Cambodian boxers started their first steps in the Cuban boxing school with the presence of Cuban coach Jose Luis Carranza, who is in charge of training the Cambodian team for two years.

Carranza is in this capital by virtue of a contract recently signed in a ceremony presided by Bou Chum Serey, Cambodian Education, Youth and Sports Ministry Sub-Secretary of State, and Cuban Ambassador Gilda Lopez.

Chum Serey asserted that sports collaboration between Cuba and Cambodia will keep on growing, and improve training of young Cambodian athletes.

Cuban Ambassador Gilda Lopez highlighted the traditional relations of friendship between the two countries and the significance of signing the agreement.

Carranza is the first Cuban boxing specialist that renders his services in Cambodia.

Cuba, Cambodia Boost Bilateral Coop

Prensa Latina (Cuba)

Phnom Penh, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and Cambodia gave a new step in favor of their cooperation with the signing of several agreements in the area of health, biotechnology, education and culture, and agriculture.

At the closure of the Third Session of the Intergovermental Commission for the Economic and Science-technique Collaboration, both parts ended talks aimed at strengthening joint actions to progress in development.

The Caribbean isle represented by First Vice Minister of the Minister for Foreign Investment and Collaboration Ramon Ripoll Diaz and Salvador Cabeiro Quintana, an official of the Ministry.

Cuban ambassador to Cambodia Gilda Lopez Armenteros also chaired talks, accompanied by Odalys Lopez Quintana, first Secretary of that diplomatic headquarters.

Prince Sisowath Chivannariddh, Secretary of State for Foreign Relations and International Collaboration, led the delegation of the Asian country.