On 23 October 2026, Her Excellency TUOT Panha, Ambassador of Cambodia to the United Kingdom and Embassy’s officials, joined the Cambodian delegation led by H.E. MEAS Kim Heng, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, for the 4th Cambodia–UK Bilateral Political Consultations at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London.
Co-chaired by H.E. MEAS Kim Heng and Mr Mark GOODING, Director Asia Pacific at the FCDO, the consultations focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, education, health, human resource development, defence and security, as well as multilateral cooperation, mine clearance and combating online scams. Both sides also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual concern.
During the visit to London from 21 to 23 October, the delegation held separate meetings with the Rt Hon Lord Hanson of Flint, Minister of State of the Home Office, and Lord Ed Vaizey, Chair of the ASEAN–UK Business Council, at the Palace of Westminster. The delegation also met with Ms Katy Reid, Head of Geographies and Languages of the Diplomatic College, at FCDO, to explore cooperation in diplomatic training, and engaged with representatives of the Cambodian Students Association comprising Cambodian students from various universities in the UK, at De Montfort University’s London campus.
