On June 4, 2008, His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni presided over the inauguration ceremony of the Bapuon Temple which restoration began in the sixties under the initiative of the French EFEO, stopped in 1973 before restarting again in 1995. As co-Chairmen of the ICC, the Ambassadors of France and Japan attended the ceremony to which also took part Samdech Chauvea Veang Kong Som Ol, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Royal Palace, H.E. Mr. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Apsara Authority in charge of the maintenance of the Angkor Temples.