Kathmandu: On July 6, H.E. Dhan Bahadur Oli, Ambassador of Nepal to the Kingdom of Cambodia, held a meeting with H.E. Eat Sophea, Permanent Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Personal Advisor to the Prime Minister, at her office in Phnom Penh.
To further strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest, the two dignitaries discussed various ways during the meeting. Ambassador Oli expressed his sincere appreciation to the Royal Government of Cambodia for its invaluable support in rescuing Nepali nationals from online scam compounds in Cambodia.
Ambassador Oli and Royal Government of Cambodia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in combating human trafficking, online scam operations, cybercrime, and other forms of transnational organized crime through closer coordination among the relevant agencies of the two countries. They also agreed to enhance collaboration in preventing such crimes, protecting vulnerable individuals from trafficking and online exploitation, and promoting intelligence and information sharing, as well as capacity building.
The Permanent Secretary Sophea highly commended Nepal for successfully organizing a free eye treatment camp in Kampong Cham Province from 4 to 5 July 2026 through the joint efforts of Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangha and the Lumbini Eye Institute and Research Center (Rana-Ambika Eye Hospital), in collaboration with Cambodian partners.
Both sides agreed to explore expanded cooperation in eye care and public health. Ambassador Oli expressed Nepal’s readiness to extend cooperation by providing training and other necessary technical assistance to strengthen Cambodia’s capacity in the field of eye health. He also expressed Nepal’s readiness to organize another advanced eye treatment camp in the near future, noting the overwhelming demand for such services among the people of Cambodia.
The two dignitaries also expressed their strong commitment to enhancing economic and trade cooperation by building on the complementarities between the two countries. They agreed that appropriate bilateral agreements and institutional frameworks would facilitate greater trade, investment, and economic collaboration. In addition, both sides agreed to expand cooperation in the fields of education, agriculture, tourism and other areas of mutual benefit.
Highlighting the immense tourism potential between the two countries, they underscored the importance of promoting Buddhist and cultural tourism by strengthening links between Lumbini, the sacred birthplace of Lord Buddha, and Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s world-renowned cultural and religious heritage site. They noted that enhanced tourism cooperation and people-to-people exchanges would further reinforce the longstanding bonds of friendship between Nepal and Cambodia.
Both sides emphasized the importance of convening the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Nepal and Cambodia at an early date as an effective platform to review existing cooperation and identify new avenues for collaboration across a wide range of sectors.
The meeting was held in a warm and cordial atmosphere, reflecting the longstanding friendship between Nepal and the Kingdom of Cambodia and the shared commitment of both sides to further strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation.
