Cambodia’s Contributions to
Regional Security
i. Counter-terrorism and Transnational
Crimes
Although Cambodia, for the time being,
has not been faced with serious terror
threats, we are always prepared to respond.
However, our principle is to “prevent
terrorist acts from happening” rather than
too much reliance on response measures.
This principle includes a policy of nondiscrimination
and measures to prevent
radicalizations. Cambodia is keeping a
close watch on the possible link between
terrorism, drug trafficking and illegal
immigration. Cambodia has regularly held
bilateral and multilateral consultation
with countries in the Asia-Pacific region to
enhance international cooperation in the
field of counter-terrorism. In this regard,
Cambodia has been working with the US and
Australia in effort at building Cambodia’s
counter-terrorism capabilities.
Additionally, Cambodia is committed in
collaborating with other nations in fighting
other transnational criminal acts such as
human trafficking, money laundering, cross
border terrorism etc. Close cooperation
with our neighbors is essential to the
promotion of border security and safety of
cross-border trades.
In response to growing threats of terrorism,
the Royal Government of Cambodia has
taken a number of important steps, which
include:
- Working with our partners on various
counter-radicalization initiatives such
as seminars and other educational
programs;
- I nitiating the plan to improve maritime
security via the establishment and
empowerment of National Committee
for Maritime Security; and
- I mplementing the measure to improve
land and sea border security as well
as cooperating closely with partner
countries in tackling transnational
criminal activities.