4 Mar 2015 13:11

Cambodia seriously considering Russian request for extradition of Polonsky

MOSCOW. March 4 (Interfax) - Cambodia is seriously considering the Russian request for the extradition of businessman Sergei Polonsky, Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said.

"We are seriously considering the request by the Russian Federation for the extradition of their citizen; when I return to Cambodia, I will discuss the issue with my government, my colleagues, the prime minister of Cambodia. We will discuss options in the resolution of this problem," the minister said at a press conference, at the end of his negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday.