PHNOM PENH: Former Prime Minister Hun Sen sent a message to Cambodian People’s Party supporters who are expected to meet with his son on his first trip to the US as Cambodia’s prime minister.

Prime Minister Hun Manet will be in the US from September 21-25, where he will attend the UN General Assembly and meet with Cambodians living abroad. In a Telegram message, former Prime Minister Hun Sen was eager to insert himself into the trip, saying, “Conveying my regards to people living in the United States and Canada who are welcoming the new prime minister instead of welcoming myself [like] last year.”

While some Cambodians living abroad have expressed excitement over the new prime minister’s visit, others are less enthused about the results of July’s elections and are openly speaking against them.

The former PM went on to note that his political opponents were wrong in saying he would never give up his position.

"I have said many times that ‘Today I am the prime minister and in the future, I will become the father of prime minister.’ The opposition groups disesteemed, yet now they might witness the truth that has happened,” he said.

He went on to write about how he has been promoted to father of prime minister for almost a month now, and that the “burden” of responsibility has been passed on to his son.

Prime Minister Hun Manet is leading a delegation of government officials to attend the UN General Assembly along with meeting UN officials and US businesspeople with the goal of affirming his legitimacy on the Western stage and increasing investment from abroad.