(보도) AFP 2012-1-19
시하누크 상왕 : 건강검진 위해 중국으로 출국
Cambodia's ex-king heads to China for check-up
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(AFP 자료사진: Khem Sovannara) 노로돔 시하누크 캄보디아 상왕이 2011년 10월 30일 자신의 생일 기념 행사에서 연설하고 있다. |
- 시하누크 상왕이 1월19일(목) 건강 검진을 위해 베이징으로 출국했음.
- 프놈펜 국제공항에는 훈센 총리 이하 고위 관리들이 출영을 나왔음.
- 동행자 및 얼마나 체류할지는 알 수 없는 상태임.
- 그가 조국에 영구히 체류할 것이란 약속을 깨는 것에 대해, 시하누크 공의 개인비서인 시소왓 토미쪼 왕자는 중국인 의사들이 캄보디아에 와 있지만 장비는 가져올 수 없었기 때문에 출국하는 것이라고 함.
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's ailing former king Norodom Sihanouk left his country again for Beijing on Thursday to undergo medical tests, despite a vow to stay in his homeland forever.
The 89-year-old ex-monarch, who is a revered figure in Cambodia, smiled and waved to well-wishers as he was given a red-carpet sendoff by Prime Minister Hun Sen and other senior government officials at Phnom Penh airport.
It is unclear how long Sihanouk, who is travelling with his wife and their son King Norodom Sihamoni, will remain abroad.
The ex-monarch has suffered from a number of ailments in recent years, including cancer, diabetes and hypertension. He has been a frequent visitor to China, where he received the bulk of his treatment.
After returning in October from a previous stay of almost three months in Beijing, Sihanouk told his compatriots that he would never leave Cambodia again, in a speech to mark the 20th anniversary of his return from exile.
But his medical needs have made it impossible to keep that promise, Sihanouk's personal secretary Prince Sisowath Thomico told AFP. "The Chinese doctors can travel to treat him in Cambodia, but they can't bring their equipment with them so they asked him to go to China for a check-up," Thomico said.
"His health is still good," he added. "He is still strong."
One of Asia's longest-serving monarchs, the former king abruptly quit the throne in October 2004 in favour of his son, citing old age and health problems. Despite abdicating, the ex-monarch sometimes uses his website to communicate with the outside world.
In his most recent message in early January, he said he wanted to be cremated upon his death and have his ashes kept in an urn inside the Royal Palace, reversing an earlier wish to be buried.
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