Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Monday
expressed his appreciation to China for the generous help and aid
it has extended to the kingdom for its economic construction and
social development in the past years, while meeting Liang Guanglie,
visiting chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation
Army.
As Cambodia and China enjoy close and friendly ties, both
leaders exchange visits frequently and cooperation in various
fields is carried out well, he said.
Cambodia will strengthen its cooperation with China in the
future, he said.
Meanwhile, Cambodia sticks to the one-China policy and opposes
any activity that advocates Taiwan independence, he added.
Liang said that the current Chinese-Cambodian ties develop well
and that the two sides have maintained frequent top-level
contacts.
The cooperation and exchange in various fields keep on expanding
and the economic and trade cooperation bears fruits, he said.
In addition, the military ties as an important part of the
bilateral ties have also grown smoothly in recent years, he
added.
Liang also extended thanks to the Cambodian government for its
adherence to the one-China policy, opposes Taiwan independence
clearly and consistently supports the peaceful unification of
China.
On Monday, Liang also met with Deputy Prime Minister and
Co-Minister of Defense Tea Banh to discuss bilateral military
ties.
The Chinese army will stick to long-term cooperation with the
Cambodian army in terms of staff training, military trade and
logistics donation, while both countries have established ties of
good neighbors, friends and partners, Liang said.
Banh expressed appreciation for the Chinese army's firm support
to the Cambodian army.
"The friendship among the Chinese army and the Cambodian army is
deep-rooted," he added.
Liang is here as a guest of Ke Kim Yan, commander-in-chief of
the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
Liang arrived here on Saturday night on the first stop of his
goodwill Asia tour that also includes Laos, Myanmar and
Thailand.
He will leave for Laos on Tuesday.
(Xinhua News Agency October 17, 2006)
