Mr. Park Dae Won, president of KOICA Courtesy call on Samdech Akkak Moha Sena Padei Tchor Hun Sen

TVK (Television Kampuchea)

News Record on July 18, 2008

Broadcasted on July 19, 2008 (08:00PM)

Mr. Park Dae Won, president of KOICA

Courtesy call on Samdech Akkak Moha Sena Padei Tchor Hun Sen,

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Brief News:

Samdech Akkak Moha Sena Padei Tchor Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia permitted Mr. Park Dae Won, President of KOICA to have official meeting on July 18, 2008 at Ta Khmao Town, Kandal Province.

During the meeting, Mr. Park Dae Won has congratulated to Cambodia listing of Preah Vihear temple as a UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage site. He also suggested Samdech Hun Sen to create co-committee for taking the Korea Official Development Assistance (ODA), Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) and Korean Concessional Loan to the develop of Cambodia.

He also confirmed that KOICA will increase its official Development Assistance (ODA) as well as to actively participate in the Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) and concessional loan to Cambodia.

Samdech Tchor also suggests Korea, especially in the mandate of President Lee Myung-bak, to assist Cambodia on some projects such as project for construction of fresh water system in Siem Reap, Road No. 33-31 and 117 rehabilitation, project for construction of multiple purpose dam in Battambang province and construction projects of some bridges along Cambodian National roads.

Regarding this suggestion, Mr. Park would accept those projects and he would promise to deliver that suggestion to the Korean President when he returned back to Korea on July 24, 2008.