@preahreach_kh: King Norodom Sihamoni granted an audience to French President Emmanuel Macron at Paris’ Elysee Palace, during his official visit to France. The French president pledged continued assistance in the health and cultural sectors, and encouraged the Kingdom’s candidacy to host a 2026 Francophone event. “The King noted France’s close attention to Cambodia through many forms of assistance, both through socio-economic development and also cultural support,” said a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation press release, following the November 13 meeting. The release added that the King expressed his gratitude to the French government for its key role in the task of preserving Cambodian culture and the Angkor Archaeological Park. France will continue to support Cambodia until 2032, regarding it as a priority work. The King expected that continued cooperation between the National Museum of Cambodia and the Guimet Museum of France would achieve fruitful results across the projects they are working on, including the expansion of the Kingdom’s national museum and the repair of several bronze Vishnu sculptures which will be exhibited in France. According to the ministry, Macron reaffirmed French commitment to continued assistance in various sectors, most notably the health sector through animal-to- human disease transmission prevention programmes, telesurgery and the use of artificial intelligence. “We will also assist Cambodia with cultural support, particularly the project to repair the bronze Vishnu sculptures which are to be exhibited in France. We will also send French technicians to study and repair the Pavillon Napoleon III at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh,” he said. He added that the success of inter-government mechanisms in the conservation of the Angkor area served as a model of multilateralism. #cambodia #king #khmer #foryou #tiktok #viral #royalfamily #fyp