On the morning of 4 April 2024, His Excellency PRAK Nguon Hong, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Her Excellency Michelle Chan, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, co-chaired the Fourth Cambodia-Australia Senior Officials’ Talks (SOTs) in Phnom Penh. The representatives from the relevant ministries-institutions and the Australian Embassy in Cambodia were also in attendance.

The 4th SOTs was held to review cooperation in key areas, including agriculture, trade, investment, tourism, culture, education, people-to-people exchanges, security, defence, and development cooperation. Both sides expressed satisfaction and highly valued the continuous fruitful outcomes resulted from the long-standing relations since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1952, and agreed to further enhance the existing cooperation for mutual benefit of the two countries.

In addition, both sides also exchanged views on regional and international issues of common concern and agreed to convene the 5th SOTs in 2025 in Australia.