FRANCE: CAMBODIA'S LEADER KING SIHANOUK'S VISIT

(22 Apr 1996) French/Nat
On the start of a three-day visit to France, Cambodia's leader King Norodom Sihanouk met with French President Jacques Chirac Monday.
The visit is mainly ceremonial, with Sihanouk saying he did not come asking for more aid for Cambodia.
France has been one of Cambodia's major donors as the Southeast Asian country tries to rebuild from two decades of civil war.
Cambodia's former king before he was overthrown, Norodom Sihanouk returned to his country's one-time colonial master as the democratic leader of his nation.
King Sihanouk was warmly greeted by French President Chirac at the Elysee Palace on Monday.
This is the third state visit to France by the seventy-four old King Sihanouk.
Sihanouk arrived in Paris at a time when his government is under increasing pressure for alleged human-rights violations.
Human Rights Watch, a U-S-based group, last month accused both the Khmer Rouge guerrillas and the Cambodian government of gross abuses against civilians.
In his meeting with President Chirac, King Sihanouk said he was expecting a lot from the international conference on land mines held in Geneva.
SOUNDBITE: (French)
"We ask that the production, the exportation, the trade, the use of mines to be declared an outlaw. But, we, the Cambodians, are facing many problems to clear the country."
SUPER CAPTION: King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia
At least 1 (m) million Cambodians died during a three-year reign of terror under the Khmer Rouge's policies of killing intellectuals and forcing millions of city dwellers into rural work camps.
The Khmer Rouge were overthrown by a Vietnamese-led invasion in 1979, which resulted in a pro-Vietnamese communist government.
Sihanouk, who was living in exile in China, joined with the Khmer Rouge in their effort to overthrow the country's leaders installed by the Vietnamese.
After years of fighting, U-N sponsored balloting in 1993 resulted in an elected transition government in which Sihanouk was reinstated as king.
The Khmer Rouge rejected the results and resumed fighting against the new government.
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[@win_1042]

I am Combodian 🇰🇭

[@seoyeon0974]

I miss him so much 😭

[@tvlandshow5762]

Hope France Government help khmer lowland (South of Vietnam today)Have freedom and independent from Vietnamese government for it.

[@Sombokeuth]

tous les Khmers doivent étudier la politique et l'armée des pays américains et européens pour libérer le Cambodge du régime communiste,Revolution pour le cambodge,le peuple Khmer forme des forces rebelles democratiques ,s' entrainers comme les militaires americains et europeens,nouvelles armee democrate khmere de l' etranger.

[@sokraksa9232]

Music note is relaxing tradition which Elysee Palace et Paris est le Coeur via la beaute , Best keeping souvenir , mercy 👍😊

[@សីហាសីហា-ឍ9រ]

ស្រលាញ់សម្ដេចតាពេញបេះដូង😍😍

[@LouisBruh22]

Vive le Fraance et Cambodge

[@bnkundwa]

A presence in France

[@choeunchannavin1872]

0:15 what the music name?

[@sethisaksok5530]

Cambodia national anthem

[@bongnut7269]

😻

[@tigon328]

Fake King!

[@thefilipinokid3575]

The Kingdom is the best government Cambodia could have. The Republic was horrible

[@Fury227]

You was lived in your fake life

[@narenkong5572]

ក្នុងនាម ជាកូន ខ្មែរបារាំង តែទទួលខុសត្រូវរឿងកោះត្រល់

[@petercdowney]

Did he even feel safe making this visit? I mean, we all know what they do to kings in France!

[@dejachhi7478]

What did they do to kings??? I've never heard of it.

[@petercdowney]

@@dejachhi7478 In France, they behead kings! 🇫🇷

[@anacletwilliams8315]

What a stupid comment.

[@petercdowney]

@@anacletwilliams8315 Feck off.

[@davidtrusty676]

@@petercdowney that was back in medievals time in the French Revolution

[@namquoc1545]

kingdom of campuchia . good

[@raksakonpa8833]

Now I miss him so much 😭I love you my kingdom

[@sarynetung6361]

F

[@sarynetung6361]

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[@tigon328]

He was a fake king and khmer Republic was good

[@thefilipinokid3575]

@@tigon328 Get the f out of here traitor. Go to Khmer Rouge since you love it so much.

[@virnamisra1657]

His son has now put the stamp of king of cambodge on the solid walls of France. The qween will be a happy woman