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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said China stands ready to advance the synergy of the Belt and Road Initiative with Cambodia’s Pentagon Strategy and let China’s development bring more dividends to the Cambodian people.
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cambodia as well as the China-Cambodia Friendship Year, Xi said when meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Beijing.
The two sides should maintain high-level strategic communication to chart the course for building a high-quality, high-level and high-standard China-Cambodia community with a shared future in the new era, he said.
Belt and Road cooperation has brought tangible development opportunities to Cambodia, Xi noted.
China stands ready to advance the synergy of the Belt and Road Initiative with Cambodia’s Pentagon Strategy, ensure that the “Industrial Development Corridor” and the “Fish and Rice Corridor” are well constructed, and push for the implementation of more projects that benefit the public, he said.
China welcomes the entry of more Cambodian farm produce into its market and encourages more Chinese tourists to travel in Cambodia, Xi said.
Hun Manet expressed his gratitude to China’s long-term valuable support for Cambodia, adding that Cambodia firmly pursues a friendly policy towards China and supports China on issues concerning its core interests.
Cambodia is willing to take the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and China as an opportunity to strengthen exchanges and cooperation and build a China-Cambodia community with a shared future.
(With input from Xinhua)
