Translated from French by Luc SârThe unexpected friendship of US President George Bush
By N. Sihanouk
08 August 2008
By N. Sihanouk
08 August 2008
Grandiose and very beautiful, very successful opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics Games.
In a portion of the podium reserved for Chinese and foreign VIPs (heads of state, national leaders, retired Prime Ministers), the PRC protocol placed not far from one another the illustrious President George Bush, the father of the current US President, the illustrious Lee Kuan Yew of the Republic of Singapore, N. Sihanouk of Cambodia.
Unforgettable event: President George Bush stood up, smiling and affable, to come and warmly shake my hand. I stood up to greet him and tell him: “Sir, I admire you so much!”. The US President was visibly touched. He thanked me by shaking my hand warmly a second time.
H.E. Lee Kuan Yew and I are old friends. We had a lot of pleasure and we were very moved to see each other again.
In the podium reserved for heads of state and current heads of government, my son Preah Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, was placed not far from the illustrious President Hu Jin Tao of the glorious PRC, next to the illustrious US President Bush (son).
US President Bush was very amicable with Preah Sihamoni.
(Signed) N. Sihanouk
In a portion of the podium reserved for Chinese and foreign VIPs (heads of state, national leaders, retired Prime Ministers), the PRC protocol placed not far from one another the illustrious President George Bush, the father of the current US President, the illustrious Lee Kuan Yew of the Republic of Singapore, N. Sihanouk of Cambodia.
Unforgettable event: President George Bush stood up, smiling and affable, to come and warmly shake my hand. I stood up to greet him and tell him: “Sir, I admire you so much!”. The US President was visibly touched. He thanked me by shaking my hand warmly a second time.
H.E. Lee Kuan Yew and I are old friends. We had a lot of pleasure and we were very moved to see each other again.
In the podium reserved for heads of state and current heads of government, my son Preah Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, was placed not far from the illustrious President Hu Jin Tao of the glorious PRC, next to the illustrious US President Bush (son).
US President Bush was very amicable with Preah Sihamoni.
(Signed) N. Sihanouk
