The commitment was made by H.E. W. Patrick Murphy, U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, during his meeting here on Nov. 22 with H.E. Vongsey Vissoth, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in Charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers.

The U.S. will also contribute to the preservation and development of Cambodia’s tradition and culture, especially the continuation of coordination on the return of Khmer ancient artifacts to Cambodia, continued H.E. W. Patrick Murphy.

H.E. Vongsey Vissoth highly valued the bilateral collaboration between the two countries and looked forward to enhanced Cambodia-U.S. relations for the benefit of both peoples and countries.

The two sides also discussed more cooperation in education, economy, agriculture, environment, and the fight against human and illicit drug trafficking and transnational crimes.

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The discussion took place here early this week between Cambodian Minister of Tourism H.E. Sok Soken and H.E. W. Patrick Murphy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Cambodia.

H.E. Sok Soken emphasized that U.S. tourists are a main target market, ranking among the top ten markets for tourist arrivals to Cambodia both before and after the COVID-19 crisis.

The U.S. Ambassador shared his note about Cambodia’s potential eco-tourism and agritourism and hoped to see more visitors from the U.S. to Cambodia.

Despite these challenges, the Prime Minister is confident that tourism will rebound in 2023. He pointed to the fact that Cambodia had already received 3.5 million international tourists in the first eight months of the year, an increase of 50.8% compared to the same period in 2022.

Domestic tourism has also seen a strong recovery, with 12.38 million visitors recorded in the first eight months of 2023, an increase of 62.5% over the same period in 2022.

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