Today, November 9 is the day Cambodia celebrates Independence Day.
This day is commemorating the country’s full independence from French colonial rule on November 9, 1953, which ended 90 years of protectorate status.
History says, Cambodia gets freedom with the diplomatic and political efforts played by King Norodom Sihanouk. This day also marks the official founding of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
Cambodia is a Southeast Asian nation located on the Indochinese Peninsula, bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest.
Phnom Penh is the capital city of Cambodia which has a population of about 17 million, the majority of whom are ethnically Khmer and adhere to Buddhism followed by a small number of Islam and Christianity.
There are many Nepalese in Cambodia but the situation involving Nepalese citizens in Cambodia centers on illegal online scam centers and casino-linked fraud operations who traveled to the country under false promises of foreign employment.
Cambodia and Nepal established diplomatic relations on April 18, 1975 based on trust, mutual respect, peace, culture, and economic prosperity.
The Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi is concurrently accredited to Cambodia, while Cambodia’s Embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Nepal.
Mr. Cabinet Shrestha has been serving as an Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Cambodia in Nepal. He has been playing a vital role in enhancing the multifaceted relationship between Cambodia and Nepal.
Let’s hope the two countries’ relationships will be strengthened in the days ahead.
On this 73rd Independence Auspicious Day, we the Foreign Affairs News family would like to extend our CONGRATULATIONS to the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Long Live Cambodia-Nepal Relationship.
