Wednesday, November 07, 2007Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
SRP MP Son Chhay, who is also Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Committee No. 5 which is in charge of foreign affairs and information, said on Tuesday that a Cambodian NA delegation will visit Vietnam between 13-18 November, based on an invitation from the president the Vietnamese Assembly. Son Chhay told the Koh Santepheap newspaper that during its visit, the Cambodian NA delegation plans to pay a visit to Monk Tim Sakhorn, the former abbot of the Phnom Den pagoda who is currently jailed in Vietnam. Son Chhay indicated that the Cambodian NA delegation will consist of 8 members and 3 assistants, and it will leave Cambodia on 13 November to travel to Hanoi. Son Chhay said that the delegation which he will be leading will ask the Vietnamese counterpart to meet Khmer Krom monks who are living in Kampuchea Krom (South Vietnam), and in particular with Monk Tim Sakhorn. Son Chhay said that the visit was based on an agreement between Cambodia and Vietnam concluded in October 2007.
