Seoul: The foreign ministry said Tuesday it held a meeting with the South Korean Embassy in Cambodia to check the situation concerning South Korean nationals in Cambodia's online job scams.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the meeting, led by Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina, came as Seoul has stepped up to tackle the crime targeting South Koreans in the Southeast Asian country, amid growing concerns over cases in which many Koreans have either participated or fallen victim.
Kim instructed the Korean embassy in Cambodia to continue consultations with Cambodian authorities on operational procedures for a bilateral joint task force, agreed upon between the two countries last week.
She also stressed the need to provide swift and proactive consular assistance to protect South Korean citizens in Cambodia, while pledging support to ease the embassy's workload through temporary personnel increases and an additional budget.
Park Il, leading the embassy in Phnom Penh as the de facto head of the mission, said he will work to establish a system to provide consistent support for South Korean victims and to boost prevention and response efforts for Koreans in the country, the ministry said.