Top Left: Cambodian King Sihamoni (left) welcoming Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej at Phnom Penh Royal Palace on 3 March; Bottom Left: the king's audience with the Thai prime minister; Top Right: Cambodian Senate Chairman Chea Sim (right) at the meeting with the Thai prime minister; Bottom Right: Cambodian National Assembly Chairman Heng Samrin (right) at the meeting with the Thai prime minister (Television Kampuchea, 3 Mar)03 Mar 08
Television Kampuchea (TVK)
On 3 March, Cambodian Government-run Phnom Penh Television Kampuchea in Cambodian at 1200 GMT carried three video reports, during its primetime evening newscast, on visiting Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his delegation being received in audience with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and separately paying courtesy calls on Cambodian Senate Chairman Chea Sim and National Assembly Chairman Heng Samrin in Phnom Penh on 3 March.
The announcer says Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni granted an audience to Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his entourage in Phnom Penh Royal Palace on the morning of 3 March.
The announcer says that after the gift exchange, the king "warmly welcomed" the Thai prime minister's "official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia to further tighten the friendship relations between the two nations." The king also conveyed "thoughtful greetings and profound regards" to the Thai prime minister and members of his delegation from the king father [Norodom Sihanouk] and queen mother of the Cambodian nation. The king said he "resolutely believed" that the Thai prime minister's visit would "further constantly strengthen and expand the friendship relations and multifarious cooperation between our two countries." Through the Thai prime minister, the king also inquired after and extended best wishes to the Thai king.
The announcer says the Thai prime minister expressed his "great excitement and pleasure and profound thanks" to the king for the audience granted to him and his delegation. He also conveyed greetings and best wishes from the Thai king to the Cambodian monarch. Moreover, he himself also extended "best wishes, with the sentiment of friendship, thoughtfulness, and high respect" to the king as well as to the king father and queen mother.
The announcer says that at the audience, the Thai prime minister also "stressed" that his visit to Cambodia this time was to "further improve the relations of friendship and neighborliness as well as the traditional cooperation between Thailand and Cambodia, especially in the tourism sector, for the sake of our two countries' interests."
The announcer says the king "profoundly thanked" the Thai royal family, government, and people for their assistance in building roads, schools, and infirmaries as well as providing medical care and various vocational training to the Cambodian people. The assistance, the king added, was of "profound significance for the relations of friendship between the two countries, contributing to the restoration and construction of Cambodia and elevation of the people's living standards."
The announcer says that on the afternoon of the same day, the Thai prime minister paid a courtesy call on and held a "working meeting" with Senate Chairman Chea Sim at the Senate Building.
The announcer says Chea Sim considered Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's official visit to Cambodia was "very important to continue tightening and improving the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries' governments, institutions, and peoples." He added the visit was "testimony showing the good relations between the leaders and peoples of the two neighboring and ASEAN member countries." Chea Sim also said he hoped that the cooperation between the two countries' Senates would be "strengthened and expanded" as well.
The announcer says Samak Sundaravej expressed thanks for the warm welcome reserved to his visit, and he praised the all-around progress made by Cambodia, under the leadership Prime Minister Hun Sen, and the cooperative efforts exerted by the leaders of the Senate and National Assembly to make Cambodia prosperous remarkably. He said with his visit, the multifarious cooperation between the countries would "further develop."
The announcer says that afterward, Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej also paid a courtesy call on National Assembly Chairman Heng Samrin at the National Assembly Building.
The announcer says that at the meeting, the Thai prime minister "praised the current better political situation in Cambodia," and he said he "hoped the fourth parliamentary election in July would proceed smoothly as in the past."
The announcer says for his part, Heng Samrin "warmly welcomed" the Thai prime minister. He considered that the prime minister's presence in Cambodia this time had provided the "great honor to the Cambodian National Assembly" and further possibilities for "strengthening and expanding the time-honored relations of friendship and solidarity between the two countries' peoples." Heng Samrin said the Cambodian National Assembly "fully supported the legitimate government of the Kingdom of Thailand born from the will of the people" and that Cambodia was prepared to "cooperate more closely with the Thai Government and National Assembly."
The announcer says that through the Thai prime minister, Heng Samrin invited the Thai National Assembly chairman to visit Cambodia at a future suitable time.
The announcer says Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni granted an audience to Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his entourage in Phnom Penh Royal Palace on the morning of 3 March.
The announcer says that after the gift exchange, the king "warmly welcomed" the Thai prime minister's "official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia to further tighten the friendship relations between the two nations." The king also conveyed "thoughtful greetings and profound regards" to the Thai prime minister and members of his delegation from the king father [Norodom Sihanouk] and queen mother of the Cambodian nation. The king said he "resolutely believed" that the Thai prime minister's visit would "further constantly strengthen and expand the friendship relations and multifarious cooperation between our two countries." Through the Thai prime minister, the king also inquired after and extended best wishes to the Thai king.
The announcer says the Thai prime minister expressed his "great excitement and pleasure and profound thanks" to the king for the audience granted to him and his delegation. He also conveyed greetings and best wishes from the Thai king to the Cambodian monarch. Moreover, he himself also extended "best wishes, with the sentiment of friendship, thoughtfulness, and high respect" to the king as well as to the king father and queen mother.
The announcer says that at the audience, the Thai prime minister also "stressed" that his visit to Cambodia this time was to "further improve the relations of friendship and neighborliness as well as the traditional cooperation between Thailand and Cambodia, especially in the tourism sector, for the sake of our two countries' interests."
The announcer says the king "profoundly thanked" the Thai royal family, government, and people for their assistance in building roads, schools, and infirmaries as well as providing medical care and various vocational training to the Cambodian people. The assistance, the king added, was of "profound significance for the relations of friendship between the two countries, contributing to the restoration and construction of Cambodia and elevation of the people's living standards."
The announcer says that on the afternoon of the same day, the Thai prime minister paid a courtesy call on and held a "working meeting" with Senate Chairman Chea Sim at the Senate Building.
The announcer says Chea Sim considered Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's official visit to Cambodia was "very important to continue tightening and improving the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries' governments, institutions, and peoples." He added the visit was "testimony showing the good relations between the leaders and peoples of the two neighboring and ASEAN member countries." Chea Sim also said he hoped that the cooperation between the two countries' Senates would be "strengthened and expanded" as well.
The announcer says Samak Sundaravej expressed thanks for the warm welcome reserved to his visit, and he praised the all-around progress made by Cambodia, under the leadership Prime Minister Hun Sen, and the cooperative efforts exerted by the leaders of the Senate and National Assembly to make Cambodia prosperous remarkably. He said with his visit, the multifarious cooperation between the countries would "further develop."
The announcer says that afterward, Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej also paid a courtesy call on National Assembly Chairman Heng Samrin at the National Assembly Building.
The announcer says that at the meeting, the Thai prime minister "praised the current better political situation in Cambodia," and he said he "hoped the fourth parliamentary election in July would proceed smoothly as in the past."
The announcer says for his part, Heng Samrin "warmly welcomed" the Thai prime minister. He considered that the prime minister's presence in Cambodia this time had provided the "great honor to the Cambodian National Assembly" and further possibilities for "strengthening and expanding the time-honored relations of friendship and solidarity between the two countries' peoples." Heng Samrin said the Cambodian National Assembly "fully supported the legitimate government of the Kingdom of Thailand born from the will of the people" and that Cambodia was prepared to "cooperate more closely with the Thai Government and National Assembly."
The announcer says that through the Thai prime minister, Heng Samrin invited the Thai National Assembly chairman to visit Cambodia at a future suitable time.
