PH Ambassador, Cambodia’s Minister of Interior discuss cooperation
Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia Maria Amelita C. Aquino meets with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Mr. Sar Kheng to discuss practical implementation of agreements in the field of combating transnational crimes. (Photo from the Ministry of Interior)
PHNOM PENH, 17 January 2022 — Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia Maria Amelita C. Aquino met with Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng to discuss cooperation in areas under the Ministry of Interior as agreed during the 3rd PH-Cambodia Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation on 01-02 December 2021.
Among the areas discussed were the implementation of the MOU on Cooperation in Combating Transnational Crime between the Philippine National Police and the Cambodian National Police, and the exchange of experiences and best practices in local government administration. Minister Sar Kheng expressed interest in learning about the Philippines’ best practices in administrative reforms, including the devolution of powers to local government units.
Ambassador Aquino also expressed appreciation for the Minister for Interior’s assistance in the repatriation of OFWs stranded in Cambodia during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh was able to repatriate 1,110 distressed overseas Filipino workers in Cambodia through the facilitation of the General Department of Immigration, a line agency under the Ministry of Interior (MoI).
Ambassador Aquino expressed support for Cambodia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2022 and, for his part, Minister Kheng pledged to pursue PH and Cambodian common interests in ASEAN. END
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng welcomes Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia Maria Amelita C. Aquino at the National Assembly. One of the more senior Deputy Ministers, Minister Sar Kheng is also a Representative for Battambang Province. (Photo from the Ministry of Interior)
Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia Maria Amelita C. Aquino and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng discuss areas of mutual concern, flanked by members of their respective offices. (Photo from the Ministry of Interior)
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