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Cambodian PM thanks U.S. for equal treatment for Cambodian expats

Xinhua, January 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday expressed his gratitude to the United States for providing equal treatment for the Cambodian community in the U.S., said Eang Sophallet, a spokesman for Hun Sen.

The prime minister made the remarks during a meeting with Rodney M. Elliott, mayor of Lowell City in Massachusetts of the U. S. at the Peace Palace, he said.

According to the spokesman, Hun Sen said that Cambodian people had fled the country to the U.S. and other countries during war in the 1970s.

Meanwhile, Rodney said Lowell is currently home to about 160, 000 people, including more than 30,000 Cambodian expatriates.

He said his visit to Cambodia was to strengthen relations and cooperation between Lowell and Phnom Penh in particular and between the U.S. and Cambodia in general.

He said he wanted to learn more about Cambodian history and culture since a lot of Cambodian people have lived in Lowell.

Lowell has the second largest Cambodian-American population in the U.S. after Long Beach, California.

Rodney arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday for a five-day visit. On Wednesday, he signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of sister city between Lowell and Phnom Penh with Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatevong. Endi