End of an era as Sokhon steps up to Foreign Ministry

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Shaun Turton and Mech Dara

In November 2009, a contingent of senior Cambodian officials lined up at a military air base to greet deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose small private jet was arriving in Phnom Penh amid a diplomatic storm.

Among them – the man who would escort Thaksin during his short but highly controversial visit – was Prak Sokhon, yesterday sworn in as the Kingdom’s Foreign Minister.

“It was a sign of great confidence,” said a political commentator, who wished to remain anonymous, in a recent interview. “It’s not about foreign policy experience that he’s Foreign Minister, it is absolute trust.”

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