Hun Sen Recalls Historic 1979 Meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister, Emphasizing 'Equality and Equal Rights' Philosophy
Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen shared a photo from his historic first diplomatic meeting in 1979 with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. Hun Sen, then 27, recalled how this encounter with the 70-year-old diplomat from a superpower shaped his lifelong political philosophy of 'equality and equal rights,' underscoring Cambodia's sovereignty on the international stage after the Khmer Rouge regime.
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