New York's Met Museum agrees to return 14 cultural artifacts to Cambodia

New York's Metropolitan Museum also known as “The Met” has agreed to return 14 cultural treasures in its possession to Cambodia after several years of negotiations, the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts said on Saturday.

The repatriation includes several masterpieces, such as the breathtaking sculpture of a 10th-century female goddess from the ancient royal capital of Koh Ker.Cambodian Minister of Culture and Fine Arts said the return of these artifacts, held by the Met, is of utmost importance not only for Cambodia but for humankind.

This repatriation shows once again Cambodia's continuing commitment to finding and bringing back its ancestors' souls that departed from its motherland.