I did not croak yet: Comrade Hor 5 Hong

Cambodian FM returns home healthy

PHNOM PENH, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong on Thursday returned home fine and healthy, after a two-week visit to France and U.S., national media said on Friday.

"His health is pretty much strong," Koy Kuong, spokesman of the ministry, was quoted by Chinese-language newspaper the Jian Hua Daily as saying.

Hor Namhong stayed in France to process the relevant matters of Prime Minister Hun Sen's upcoming visit there, said a statement issued by the ministry last week.

Earlier in Lowell, Massachusetts state of the United States, the 73-year-old minister suddenly had dizziness while giving a speech for the launch of an honorary consulate of Cambodia.

He was then hospitalized there, but quickly recuperated, according to local reports.

Comrade Hor 5 Hong is fine ... but, he's now seeking medical treatment in Paris

Hor Namhong in Paris After Collapse in US

By Taing Sarada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Lowell
28 April 2009

Foreign Minister Hor Namhong was seeking medical treatment in Paris, following his collapse in the US Sunday as he was inaugurating a new consulate.

The foreign minister suffered from a combination of jet lag, exhaustion, high blood pressure and high blood sugar.

He has canceled a Non-Alignment Movement meeting planned for Havana, Cuba, and will be replaced by Secretary of State Ouch Borith.

The new consulate will provide services to the thousands of Cambodians living in Lowell, Massachusetts, as well as providing a liaison for business and investment between the two countries.

The new consulate demonstrates a warming relationship between Cambodian and the US, Hor Namhong said in speech before his collapse.

On hand for the morning opening were the Cambodian ambassador to the UN, the ambassador-designate to the US, the deputy mayor of Lowell, as well as a Massachusetts state senator.