France - Hun Sen postpones plans to visit UN

(24 Sep 1997) T/I: 11:09:26


Irked by a UN decision to deny his government a General Assembly seat, Cambodian strongman Hun Sen has postponed plans to travel to New York to attend an assembly session.
Hun Sen, who ousted co-prime minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh after fierce fighting in July, made his annoucnement on Wednesday (24/09) while visiting Paris.

SHOWS:

PARIS, FRANCE 24/09
0.00 WS presser;
0.06 MS Hun Sen at press conference;
0.10 CA paintings of King and Queen Sihanouk;
0.13 SOT Hun Sen (in Cambodian): "The fact that the United Nations refused the Cambodian delegation to take its rightful place is not only a violation against the Cambodian Government, but also an offence against the King.";
0.31 CA media;
0.38 SOT continues (MS Hun Sen holding up document): "Here is a document sent by Khieu Sampan to Noroddom Ranariddh June 26, 1997;
0.48 GV presser;
0.53 SOT continues (document held up) "On June 27th, Noroddom Ranariddh had prepared an answer, which is a common statement (typed on a typewriter because there is no computer at the Khmer Rouge Base)."
1.12 Media;
1.15 WS presser;

1.22 VISION ENDS

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