China to promote Sino-Cambodian relations to new stage, says China's top political advisor
3/12/2008 17:40
China will work with Cambodia to promote bilateral good-neighborly
friendship and reciprocal cooperation to a new stage, said China's top political
advisor Jia Qinglin in Phnom Penh today at a meeting with Cambodian Prime
Minister Hun Sen.
Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese
People' s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made a three-point proposal
for furthering bilateral cooperation.
The first is to expand economic and
trade cooperation of mutual benefit. The two sides should make joint efforts for
an early realization of an annual bilateral trade volume of one billion
USdollars set for the year 2010.
The Chinese side supports reciprocal
cooperation in various forms between enterprises of the two sides, and hopes the
Cambodian side will provide facilities for bilateral cooperation.
The second
is to strengthen cooperation in other fields such as culture, education, tourism
and health, and expand exchanges between young people of the two
countries.
The third is to enhance contacts between political parties of the
two countries.
Jia, who arrived yesterday on an official goodwill visit as
guest of Cambodian Senate President Chea Sim, said Sino-Cambodian friendship
based on the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence conforms to the
aspirations and fundamental interests of the two peoples.
China's policy on
the development of bilateral friendship, which is part of China's foreign
policy, will not change, said Jia, adding that China appreciates Cambodia's
adherence to the one- China policy.
Jia also spoke highly of the development
of bilateral relations in the past five decades of diplomatic ties.
Hun Sen
said the Cambodian government attaches great importance to its friendly
relations with China and will work with the Chinese side to expand bilateral
exchanges and cooperation in various fields and strengthen coordination and
support in international affairs.
He said China's development will not only
benefit itself, but also contribute to peace and development of the region and
the world at large.
Cambodia is the last leg of Jia's four-nation visit which
has taken him to Jordan, Turkey and Laos.
Xinhua
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