Cambodian King urges newly-elected lawmakers to see national interest as top priority
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday called on all newly-elected lawmakers to see the country’ s interest as the top priority and unify for the nation’s prestige. Speaking at the opening session of the fifth legislature of the National Assembly, the king congratulated all lawmakers for being elected by the Cambodian people in the July 28 election. “This is a new opportunity for our legislative body, all elected lawmakers, to try all your best both physically and mentally to serve the nation by seeing national interest as the top priority,” King Sihamoni said during the opening session, which was attended by only the ruling party’s elected lawmakers as the opposition’s elected legislators boycotted it. The king also urged all lawmakers to work closely in order to lead the Cambodian people to live in happiness, peace and stability in the context of ensuring freedom and human rights respect. … He added that the nation needed to further construct social justice to a higher level through more active reforms on legal and judicial systems. “I hope that the fifth legislature of the National Assembly will function well and fulfill its duties successfully for the interest of the nation and the Cambodian people,” he said. …
Xinhuanet News Staff
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