Rumors fly about Comrade Hor 5 Hong croaking (dead)

On 30 April 2009, rumors are flying all over Phnom Penh city and they even reached all the provinces in the country that Hor 5 Hong, the vice-PM and minister of Foreign Affairs, died in France. These rumors are circulating not just among the public, but they were also spread among high-ranking officials as well.

In the evening of 30 April 2008, the ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) forcefully declared that Hor 5 Hong is in good normal health. The declaration indicated that Hor 5 Hong traveled to France after completing his mission in the US to inaugurate the new Cambodian consulate in Lowell and to meet with Cambodians living in Massachusetts on 26 April 2009. During his mission, Hor 5 Hong had encountered some health problem when his blood pressure dropped and this situation led him to pass out for 2-3 minutes.

The declaration indicated also that, currently, Hor 5 Hong is completing his mission in France and he is making preparations for Hun Sen’s visit to France in the near future. Hor 5 Hong will return to Cambodia on 07 May 2009, and his health is normal now.

Furthermore, in the afternoon of 30 April 2009, the MFAIC also announced that Hor 5 Hong and the minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, who is the current EU parliament president, will co-chair the 17th ASEM foreign ministers meeting in Phnom Penh on 27-29 May 2009. The meeting will gather delegations from 40 countries from ASEAN and the EU. The ASEAN secretary-general, the EU council, and EU committees will also participate in this meeting.

The 16th ASEM meeting was held in Nuremberg, Germany on 14-15 March 2007. This yearly meetings are held in Europe and in one of the ASEAN countries, alternatively.

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