Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Prince Sisowath Thomico sent a message to Prince Ranariddh telling him that the occasion for him to return to Funcinpec can be delayed until September, prior to the Funcinpec congress. Beyond this month, Prince Ranariddh would be finished and there is no need to talk with each other anymore. Prince Thomico said that Funcinpec’s door still remains open even if the NRP’s door is closed. “We open our door until the NRP door open again. Nevertheless, Funcinpec openness is time limited,” Thomico said.
Thomico said that our wish is to have the union of royalists bearing fruits, we are not demanding to bring back Prince Ranariddh to bury him in a grave. Prince Thomico added: “Today, I am leaving for France for 2 weeks to relax myself out of worries. Even though I am in France, I am still pursuing the contact to attract back Prince Ranariddh to have him come and join the royalist group.”
“I think that the royalist movement outside of the political scene should be forgotten until 2008, then we will talk again. But now, we are gathering the royals in order to support royalism into the future,” Thomico said. However, the prince also displayed his final view by saying: “If the royals cannot unite, royalism is dead. For me, there is no problem because I come from a minor royal lineage. However, what my true wish is, regardless of whether one comes from a minor or major royal lineage, we must unite for the benefit of development of our country, so that it may flourish and progress.”
Thomico said that our wish is to have the union of royalists bearing fruits, we are not demanding to bring back Prince Ranariddh to bury him in a grave. Prince Thomico added: “Today, I am leaving for France for 2 weeks to relax myself out of worries. Even though I am in France, I am still pursuing the contact to attract back Prince Ranariddh to have him come and join the royalist group.”
“I think that the royalist movement outside of the political scene should be forgotten until 2008, then we will talk again. But now, we are gathering the royals in order to support royalism into the future,” Thomico said. However, the prince also displayed his final view by saying: “If the royals cannot unite, royalism is dead. For me, there is no problem because I come from a minor royal lineage. However, what my true wish is, regardless of whether one comes from a minor or major royal lineage, we must unite for the benefit of development of our country, so that it may flourish and progress.”
