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

PHNOM PENH – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday, expressed his gratitude to the U.S
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. for providing equal treatment for the Cambodian community in the U.S., Eang Sophallet, a spokesman[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″] for the PM, has said.
“The prime minister made the remarks during a meeting with Rodney Elliott, the mayor of Lowell City[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″] in Massachusetts,U. S. at the Peace Palace,’’ he said.
The spokesman, quoting Hun Sen, said that Cambodian people had fled the country to the U.S. and other countries during war in the 1970s.
Rodney said Lowell is currently home to about 160, 000 people, including over 30,000 Cambodian [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]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 (MoU) on the establishment of sister city between Lowell and Phnom Penh with Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatevong. (Xinhua/NAN)