Cambodian and Chinese government officials have agreed to strengthen friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
The consensus was reached during the meeting between visiting Chinese
Vice Premier Hui Liangyu and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of the Office of the Council of Ministers Sok An in Phnom Penh
on March 18.
Hui said China attaches importance to its relations with Cambodia and
is willing to make joint efforts to carry forwards their traditional
friendship, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and enrich their
bilateral comprehensive cooperative partnership.
Sok An fully agreed with Hui's positive assessment of Sino-Cambodian
relations, saying Cambodia is willing to work with China to strengthen
their cooperation and exchanges in various fields in an effort to boost
bilateral relations to a higher level.
During the meeting, the two sides held an in-depth exchange of views on
cooperation in agriculture, tourism, telecommunications, natural
disaster prevention and reduction, and reached broad consensus on the
issues.
The two sides also agreed to work together to smoothly implement and
promote their cooperation projects, and actively explore new areas of
cooperation for their mutual benefit under a win-win cooperation model.
The same day, Hui Liangyu held talks with Deputy Prime Minister Yim
Chhay Ly. After the meeting, Hui, together with Sok An and Yim Chhay
Ly, attended a signing ceremony of agriculture and communications
cooperation agreements.
Hui arrived in Phnom Penh on March 17 for a three-day official visit at
the invitation of Cambodian Deputy Prime Ministers Yim Chhay Ly and Sok
An.
Cambodia is the first leg of Hui's five-nation tour which will also take him to Laos , Palestine , Israel and India./.