Khor Namhong ( Khmer. ហោ ណាំ ហុង ; born November 15, 1935 , Phnom Penh ) - Cambodian statesman and politician , diplomat , since November 30, 1998 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cambodia (previously held the same position in 1990-1993) [2] [3] Acting Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia (2004). Member of the ruling People’s Party.
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| Khmer. ហោ ណាំ ហុង | |||||||
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| Head of the government | Hong Sen | ||||||
| Monarch | Norodom Sihanouk Norom Siamoni | ||||||
| Predecessor | Ung Huot | ||||||
| Successor | Prak Sokhon | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Hun Sen , Norodom Ranarit | ||||||
| Monarch | Norodom Sihanouk | ||||||
| Predecessor | Hong Sen | ||||||
| Successor | Norodom Siriwood | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Hong Sen | ||||||
| Monarch | Norodom Sihanouk Norom Siamoni | ||||||
| Predecessor | Ung Huot | ||||||
| Birth | Phnom penh | ||||||
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| Activities | politician , diplomat | ||||||
| Religion | Buddhist | ||||||
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Biography
Born November 15, 1935 in Phnom Penh [4] , studied at the Royal School of Administration (ERA) [4] . He received a master's degree in law from the University of Paris [3] , as well as the European Institute of International Relations (France) [4] . In 1967-1973 he was an employee of the Cambodian diplomatic mission in Paris (since 1970, functioned as a government in exile) [5] , in 1973-1975. - Ambassador of Cambodia in the Republic of Cuba [3] .
According to their own statements, during the reign of the Khmer Rouge of 1975-1979. was captured in the Boeng Trabek camp [6] . However, there is evidence that during this period Khor Namhong actively collaborated with his captors and was involved in many crimes of the Polpot soldiers. The politician himself categorically rejects these allegations and claims that he is not involved in the crimes committed during the genocide in Cambodia. Khor Namhong repeatedly defended his position in court, accusing his opponents of defamation [6] [7] , however, in April 2011, the French Supreme Court rejected his claim [8] [9] .
A major scandal involving US officials was caused by materials published in July 2011 on the WikiLeaks website. In them, citing an unnamed source in Cambodian diplomatic circles, it was alleged that Khor Namhong not only collaborated with his captors, but also appeared as the head of the camp, Boeng Trabek, and he and his wife were involved in the killing of many prisoners of this camp [10] .
A year after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime, Khor Namhong took the post of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of the People's Republic of Kampuchea (NRC) [5] . In 1982-1989 - Ambassador of Cambodia to the USSR [3] . In 1989 he returned to Cambodia [5] , and the following year he was appointed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs [3] , since 1991 - a member of the Supreme National Council (Parliament) of Cambodia. In the period 1987-1991. Khor Namhong was a key figure in the negotiations to resolve the Cambodian conflict [5] . In October 1991, he became one of the politicians who signed the Paris Agreement [5] .
In 1993 he returned to diplomatic work, again heading the Cambodian Embassy in France [5] . In 1998 he returned to the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation [5] . In the same year he became a member of the National Assembly of Cambodia. Since 2004, at the same time, he has been holding the post of Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia - Hong Sen [5] .
Personal life
Married, has five children [5] . The eldest son, Khor Sothoun, is the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Two other sons work as ambassadors of Cambodia in various countries: Khor Nambora - in the UK [11] , Khor Morinat - in Japan [12] .
Rewards
- Grand Officer of the Order of Cambodia
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit
- Knight of the Great Cross of the Order of the White Elephant
Notes
- ↑ http://www.ffrd.org/interchange/vol12iss3/vol12iss3.pdf
- ↑ Severino, Rodolfo. Southeast Asia in search of an ASEAN community . - Singapore: ISEAS Publishing, 2006. - P. 67. - ISBN 978-981-230-389-9 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Third Annual Gala Dinner with Foreign Ministers Biggest Ever (Neopr.) // Interchange: a quarterly newsletter for and about international cooperation with Cambodia, Cuba, Laos and Vietnam. - Fund for Reconciliation and Development , 2002. - T. 12 , No. 3 . - S. 5 . Archived July 6, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Jennar, Raoul Marc. Les clés du Cambodge . - Maisonneuve et Larose, 1995 .-- P. 205.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HE Mr. HOR Namhong Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Curriculum Vitae . Kingdom of Cambodia Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Date of treatment January 1, 2011. Archived July 16, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Doyle, Kevin . Supreme Court Upholds Verdict Against Reporter (September 1, 2005). Archived on August 13, 2010. Date of treatment January 1, 2011.
- ↑ Fawthrop, Tom. Getting away with genocide? Elusive justice and the Khmer Rouge Tribunal / Tom Fawthrop, Helen Jarvis. - Sydney: UNSW Press, 2005. - P. 151-152. - ISBN 0-86840-904-9 .
- ↑ Archived copy . Date of treatment May 26, 2011. Archived August 31, 2011. (unavailable link from 05/15/2016 [1183 days])
- ↑ លោក សម រ ង្ស៊ី ឈ្នះក្ដី លោក ហោ ណាំ ហុង
- ↑ Cambodia protests over US cable's Khmer Rouge claim . Google News (July 15, 2011). Date of treatment July 28, 2012.
- ↑ His Excellency Hor Nambora . Diplomat Magazine (2005). Date of treatment July 21, 2012. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Xinhua . Cambodian FM names 9 new ambassadors . People's Daily Online (November 15, 2008). Date of treatment July 21, 2012.