Prime Minister Hun Sen signed a sub-decree dated December 4 to close
the Cambodian embassy in Poland per the request of Foreign Affairs
Minister Hor Namhong, Koy Kuong, an undersecretary of state at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told the Post Wednesday. Koy Kuong said
both the Cambodian and Polish governments had mutually agreed to close
their respective embassies. He said the Polish embassy in Phnom Penh
closed last September. "The two countries decided to close their
embassies to reduce spending, but they have continued to maintain
diplomatic relations," Koy Kuong said. "This has had no effect on their
diplomatic relations." Sam Rainsy Party lawmkaker Yim Sovann, lamented
the decision to close the embassy in Poland, saying that Poland had for
decades supported Cambodia. Vong Sokheng
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