On 1 February 2023, H.E. Mr. Cherdkiat Atthakor, Ambassador of Thailand to Cambodia, led a delegation from the Royal Thai Embassy to pay a courtesy call upon Samdech Krolahom Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Cambodia, on the occasion of assuming his position.

Samdech Sar Kheng welcomed Ambassador Cherdkiat and congratulated him on his appointment to this important role. Samdech Sar Kheng underlined that Thailand and Cambodia share a long border and are both members of ASEAN. Therefore, both countries have a very close relationship at the highest level through the local and agency levels.

Ambassador Cherdkiat expressed his commitment to building on the success of his predecessors in elevating the close tie between the two countries to the next level. He stressed the importance of facilitating the border crossing between both countries, strengthening security cooperation to fight against transnational crimes, including call centres, online scams, human trafficking, illegal border crossing, and drug trafficking, and extending cooperation on disaster relief and management. Ambassador Cherdkiat also expressed his gratitude to Samdech Sar Kheng for the assistance in rescuing Thai victims of human trafficking and returning them to their homeland. He hoped that the Cambodian authorities will continue to cooperate with the Embassy in taking care of these victims and expediting their repatriation.  

Samdech Sar Kheng welcomed the Ambassador's commitment to enhancing cooperation between Thailand and Cambodia in several areas, notably, border crossing facilitation, disaster relief cooperation, and protection of Cambodian workers in Thailand. Both sides expressed their willingness to further collaborate to address issues of common concerns for the mutual benefits of both countries and peoples.