PHNOM PENH: On the morning of October 23, the Prime Minister posted on his social media to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreement (PPA). His post was headed by a picture of his father, former Prime Minister Hun Sen, shaking hands with the late King Norodom Sihanouk, as two of the four signatories of the agreement which was meant to transform Cambodia into a country that respects human rights and allows for multiparty democracy. The PPA was also signed by the Khmer Rouge and the Khmer People’s National Liberation Front (KPNLF).

The PM wrote, "This was an opportunity and an important foundation for the restoration and development of the nation to grow in all areas." He went on to remind readers that peace is the foundation of human rights and freedoms.

The Paris Peace Agreement officially ended the Vietnam-Cambodia War in 1991 and was the largest-ever United Nations peacekeeping operation at the time. It was also the first time the UN took over as the government of a state. The United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) was created the next year to rule and maintain peace in Cambodia from 1992 to 1993 before handing it over to the Cambodian government for its first free elections in 1993. That year, former Prime Minister Hun Sen contested the election results that showed royalist FUNCINPEC win. Subsequently, he shared the Prime Minister position with FUNCINPEC leader Norodom Ranariddh for four years before ultimately taking over the position alone in 1998.

During his last years as Prime Minister, Hun Sen criticized UNTAC for failing to bring peace to Cambodia, which he said was only established by his Win-Win Policy that allowed Khmer Rouge defectors to join the government without consequence for their former allegiance.