The United States returned 27 Cambodia to catch historical relics, including Angkor Wat Buddhist statues

Comprehensive reports from Khmer Times and Lianhe Zaobao on July 15th, on Wednesday, representatives of government representatives of the United States and Cambodia held a ceremony at the National Museum of Cambodia. The United States returned 27 grabbed cultural relics to Cambodia. The value is about 3.8 million US dollars, including Hindu and Angkor Wat Buddhist statues.

Picture source: Screenshot of the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia

Assistant Secretary of State Daniel J. Kritenbrink, an assistant Secretary of State in East Asia and Pacific Affairs, W. Patrick Murphy, the US ambassador to Cambodia, and Patrick Murphy, and the Minister of Cambodia Peascana Participated in this ceremony.

Cretenblins emphasized the memorandum of understanding between Cambodia and the United States. The memorandum aims to strengthen cultural cooperation to promote more than 100 cultural relics to the original owner and enhance Cambodia's ability to protect the protection of cultural heritage. He praised the US Department of Justice and law enforcement, prosecutors in Manhattan, the US Department of Land Security, Cambodia Culture and Arts, and the US Embassy in Cambodia. They pointed out that with the joint efforts of many parties, these 27 cultural relics were returned.

At the ceremony, the United States Ambassador to Cambodia Murphy announced that the United States had allocated $ 360,800 to support the repair of Berbuya Temple through the Cultural Protection Ambassador Fund. Earlier, the U.S. government has provided more than $ 406,000 in maintenance funds for the historic temple relics in northern Cambodia.

At the end of the ritual, the Minister of Cambodian Cultural and Art Minister Pengsakana said: "We sincerely thank the U.S. government for spending time and resource contributions to cracking down on illegal trafficking cultural assets. Training and information and professional knowledge exchanges further cooperation. "

According to the Khmer Times, since 2001, the United States has provided more than $ 5 million in funds for the Kingdom of Cambodia for site restoration and cultural relics protection, of which about 3.5 million US dollars are used to repair the ruins of Bayen Mountain in Siem Reap and the pile of Phnom Penh. Suling Sin Museum.

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