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Published by the Cabinet of Samdech Hun Sen MP of Kandal Prime Published by the Cabinet of Samdech Hun Sen —————— MP of Kandal Prime Minister Issue 107 http://www.cnv.org.kh December, 2006 27 December 2006 (Unofficial Translation of Selected Comments) 23 December 2006 (Unofficial Translation of Selected Comments) Inaugurating NR 67 Segments in Anlong Veng District At the Constructing Site of a New Monivong Bridge … Please allow me to offer Two more bridges to be built my appreciation to the Gover- are to connect the city from the nor of Phnom Penh, HE Kep river's western bank to the Chutema as well as his col- Pich Island including also the leagues in the Municipality of concrete pavement of the bank Phnom Penh, the Office of itself. This is a creative effort Transports and related sections that was proposed in gradual who collaborate with a private procedure to me by the Mu- company in the development nicipality of Phnom Penh. of the Pich (Diamond) Island - an important part of the Agree- As we all know about the Pich ment has stipulated the con- Island - before it was a place struction of several bridges. where there was a sinking ship According to plan the com- and since then silt has settled pany will have to build three and developed the place into 04 December 06—Samdech Hun Sen with Former US President Bill Clin- bridges over the Bassac River an island. We had also another ton during the Latter’s Visit to Phnom Penh on HIV/AIDS Project (Reuters). - one of them is the new island which before was a Monivong Bridge that its con- place where a US warship … I would like to give my under the low interest loan struction is officiated today. (Continued on page 7) respect to our people who from the Royal Government have joined us in the inaugura- of Thailand. tion of a road segment and the 20 December 2006 (Unofficial Translation of Selected Comments) Inaugurating SOS Children Village in Battambang groundbreaking ceremony for I would like to take this oppor- constructing another segment tune moment to express … Once again, with Mr forts in making these achieve- of the NR 67. I have a great through the Ambassador of Helmut Kutin, the Head of the ments possible for Cambodia. pleasure to be able to return to Thailand our appreciation and SOS Children Village, I am Anlong Veng district once thanks to the people and Royal here to put into use officially I wish to also thank the Minis- again after my first visit on Government of Thailand for the Children Village in Bat- try for Social and Veteran January 19, 2001 to put into such a great assistance to the tambang province. It is indeed Affairs and Youth Rehabilita- use a 104 km road from people and Royal Government a new achievement for our tion for having resolved all Banteay Srey to the district of of Cambodia. HE Sun Chan nation, especially in response problems related, especially Anlong Veng. Thol, Minister for Transports to the need of orphans, aban- land area, for the project to and Public Works has already doned ones as well as those take place. I wish to also give Again it is a great pleasure to mentioned how HE Ambassa- from poor families who are the appreciation and thanks to be with all of the Ambassador dor of Thailand has been ac- actually waiting for assistance the authority of Battambang of Thailand and our people in tive in expediting the provision to be provided from the Royal for taking part in making this the district of Anlong Veng to of assistance and contributing Government and those from achievement realized accord- put into use another 18 km to making further assistances charitable persons. As is said ing to plan. I may ask Mr. road segment which connects to Cambodia. by HE Ith Samheng, Minister Helmut Kutin for his under- our border at Choam Srongam for Social Affairs, we already standing on the fact that it has to the district of Anlong Veng, Of course, the assistance will have the Children Village in been late in resolving land which is built under the grant be of great benefit for the peo- Phnom Penh, in Siemreap and issue here. As we all know from the people and the Royal ple of Cambodia but also for today in Battambang. Taking (Continued on page 3) Government of Thailand. bilateral relations of the two this joyous occasion I would countries. The achievement in like to take this opportunity to We also take this solemn occa- front of us to be inaugurated express my sincere apprecia- In This Issue NR 67 Anlong Veng — p. 1 sion to officiate the ground- today has never existed before tion and thanks to Mr. Helmut breaking of 131 km segment in the history of Cambodia. If Moniving Bridge — p. 1 Kutin as well as others from SOS Battambang — p. 1 of NR 67 which will connect we were to look back, this Norway, the United States of NIB Graduates — p. 5 Anlong Veng to the NR 6 (Continued on page 2) America for their sharing ef- NR 1 Segment — p.8 Mailing Box: Cambodia New Vision (CNV), P.O. Box 158, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; e-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 855-23 219898; Fax: 855-23 360666/219869 Cambodia New Vision—Issue 107 December 2006 (Continued from page 1) the armed forces have all ac- lated factors or is a look into a law, democracy, human rights, cepted with pleasure my pol- whole forest while singling out etc. and second, good road 67 has never been any- icy of leaving no one to lose a tree. This road will serve as neighborly relations and for- thing other than an elephant while putting an end to the an important route for trans- eign relations - of the two, the path. If we were to recall from war. We have had more than port but also aim to avert dam- first factor is the determinant 1970, the war that ended in enough sufferings as many of ages in relation to historic heri- one. If the Cambodians were 1998, within the 28 years of our people died in the war. tages of our nation. If we were to fight one another, foreign fighting, nothing was done to This should be a point that to let the road go through nations also are in divided improve the situation. After unites us to build peace and Banteay Srey, it will have to stands as one would go to this integration of the former national reconciliation while run through Angkor area, side, while the other would go forces of Democratic Kampu- evading national division. which to the expert opinion to that faction. chea into the country's fold the would cause vibration on the state of being isolated or called A small country like Cambo- ground. In relation to Thailand, Viet- internal border has been taken dia that was broken into more nam and Laos, I do not refer away. Cambodia becomes than two ruling factions was a As the project here is under- just to planting the border once and for all a country un- bitter experience. We had way there is also another pro- markers but to make the bor- der one rule. from the French colonial era ject from Koh Kong also der areas a place of develop- many Cambodian factions funded by the Thai financial ment along with our concep- Traveling from Anlong Veng coloring themselves blue, red, assistance. The road of 152 km tion of transforming from war to Siemreap would require one pink, white, etc. In between that connects the provincial to peace and development. or two night breaks on the 1970 to 1975, Cambodia was town of Koh Kong to the NR Those people residing along way. I have ordered the mili- under two factions and there 4 with four major bridges is the border are not just poor but tary engineering team to get to was genocide in between 1975 being implemented 61,36 % fear of eventual fighting. I work immediately to restore its and 1979. From 1979 to 1993, and it would be completed would like to transform these condition from the elephant Cambodia was under four next year. I would meet with areas into development and path to a passable road from ruling factions and again under HE Surayuth Chulanont, the safe places to reside. We have Banteay Srey to Sre Noi, to two factions between 1993 Prime Minister of Thailand in done in Phnom Proeuk, Melai, Bai Tab in face of serious ob- and 1998. Cebu, the Philippines and I Sampeo Loun, Kamreang all stacle such as malaria. From would request for further help the way to Pailin. the helicopter I asked HE Hor What is the most important in building another 113 km Namhong, Tia Banh, Keo thing here is that once the war from O Smach to Kralanh. I wish that we extend our mi- Puth Rasmey and Cham Pra- is over, we do not leave this crofinance project to these sidh to look at a thick forest area in poverty which would We have road access to Thai- areas so as to promote farming underneath and I said if we lead to further the gap. I would land in many points - NR 68 at and animal husbandry activi- were to continue fighting the therefore give its special con- Si Saket, Surin in Oddor Mean ties. We should have a vision war would not be stoppable sideration on issue of improv- Chey and Chuam Srangam at of there being factories, mar- even in fifty year’s time.
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