PHNOM PENH, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister on Tuesday expressed his warmly welcome as Cambodia becomes the permanent member of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO in 17th general assembly in France.
"It is a new pride for our country that became fully permanent member of the world heritage committee," Hun Sen told over 2,000 students in graduation ceremony of a university in Phnom Penh. "Itwill promote the image and prestige of the Kingdom of Cambodia on the world arena," he added.
On behalf of new permanent member of the WHC, Cambodia will implement its mission with high responsibility and will strengthen the cooperation with other countries, he said.
"We will enhance capacity building and study multi experiences with the world heritage committee, UNESCO, and other international forums," he stressed.
Moreover, Hun Sen said that Cambodia will do more to follow the common purposes in the WHC that has been working on conservation, culture and heritage development. "We have to enhance more international cooperation to move forward of conservation and heritage development."
The Kingdom of Cambodia was elected as a member of the WHC thanks to her richness in cultural properties and history including intangible cultural properties, several of which were inscribed on the World Heritage List, namely the Royal Ballet, the Shadow Theater, Angkor area, and the Temple of Preah Vihear, the premier said.
Cambodia becomes one of 21 permanent members which represent 186 countries in the world in the 17th general assembly of world heritage committee that is held from Oct. 23 to 28, 2009 in Paris, France at UNESCO Headquarters.
Cambodia became a member of UNESCO in 1951.
"It is a new pride for our country that became fully permanent member of the world heritage committee," Hun Sen told over 2,000 students in graduation ceremony of a university in Phnom Penh. "Itwill promote the image and prestige of the Kingdom of Cambodia on the world arena," he added.
On behalf of new permanent member of the WHC, Cambodia will implement its mission with high responsibility and will strengthen the cooperation with other countries, he said.
"We will enhance capacity building and study multi experiences with the world heritage committee, UNESCO, and other international forums," he stressed.
Moreover, Hun Sen said that Cambodia will do more to follow the common purposes in the WHC that has been working on conservation, culture and heritage development. "We have to enhance more international cooperation to move forward of conservation and heritage development."
The Kingdom of Cambodia was elected as a member of the WHC thanks to her richness in cultural properties and history including intangible cultural properties, several of which were inscribed on the World Heritage List, namely the Royal Ballet, the Shadow Theater, Angkor area, and the Temple of Preah Vihear, the premier said.
Cambodia becomes one of 21 permanent members which represent 186 countries in the world in the 17th general assembly of world heritage committee that is held from Oct. 23 to 28, 2009 in Paris, France at UNESCO Headquarters.
Cambodia became a member of UNESCO in 1951.
13 comments:
On behalf of Cambodia and Cambodians, I'm very pleased and excited to hear that Cambodia was successfully voted as the permanent member of the World Heritage Committee. Bravo Cambodia! Long Live Cambodia! Cambodia and her people must win the barbarian Siamese
Kon Khmer
Our ancestor must be very proud of us Khmer.
Khmer descent live oversea
3:56 PM
Now, you can fuck Ah Hun Sen's ass for the achievement.
ជយោប្រទេសកម្ពុជា!!!
បរាជ័យអាចោសៀម!!!
Holy Smoke,
This is really pissed the Thai off.
Anyway well done Khmer!!
We are proud of you!!
Thai must be defeated in all forms.
It's about time Cambodia getting know in world stage.
Down the Thai!!
Wow I bet the Thai is really crying now.
We must let Khmer Surin to rise up!!
Can anyone from the UN tell us please? or what is the consequence of a foreign country attacking a world heritage site, please?
That's a pride of Khmer people. Let's share hand to preserve our heritage for our children!
Pisith-Phnom Penh
Thailand are mad because they have no culture and class.
Congratulation Cambodia !!!
Because the greatful of our national history, geography, culture,...not HUN SEN,...
I am so proud of my native, Khmer...
I, a Khmer overseas, join hands with all Khmers to celebrate this EVENT.
Please do not just celebrate and go back to sleep because there's so much to do to build the SECOND KHMER EMPIRE.
Congratulations to all Khmers.
good for cambodia. this will open the door for cambodia to learn from everybody in the world. stop keeping cambodia and khmer people in the dark, it's time to open up cambodia to the world so we too can learn and make our country prosperous and developed like the rest of the world. god bless cambodia.
Bravo!
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