via Phnom Penh Post, 17 April 2023: Prime Minister Hun Sen commended Cambodia’s foreign partners for their cooperation in returning precious antiquities that were looted by unscrupulous dealers during the country’s darkest hours.
Prime Minister Hun Sen commended Cambodia’s foreign partners for their cooperation in returning precious antiquities that were looted by unscrupulous dealers during the country’s darkest hours.
He also singled out a number of nations for their assistance in preserving the Kingdom’s greatest cultural treasures, its temples.
The prime minister addressed the April 14 opening of the 2023 Angkor Sangkran event, the 10th to be staged by the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia.
“I would like to thank all the foreign friends who are present for their contributions to the conservation of Angkor Wat, as well as other temples in Cambodia,” he said.
He also expressed his gratitude to the British and US ambassadors, for their aggressive efforts to recover the precious parts of the Kingdom’s cultural legacy that were stolen and trafficked to the UK and US.
Source: PM: Kingdom thankful for return of antiquities | Phnom Penh Post
