Consulate Vows To Help Cambodians 'Unconditionally'

Sok Savoeun, the newly appointed consular. (Photo: By Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer)

Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Philadelphia Monday, 27 September 2010

Cambodia opened a consulate office in Philadelphia, Penn., on Saturday, the third of its kind, aimed at serving Cambodian nationals and attracting tourism and investment.

Located on the ground floor of a building in the north of the city, the five-by-fifteen-meter office will certify documents and work with Cambodians facing issues like deportation, officials said.

“The opening of the general consulate is to help functions for our people who live in the US, to use it as a bridge for people in Philadelphia to our motherland,” Ouch Borith, secretary of state for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told a crowd of about 100 Saturday.
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