Wang Yi: China-Cambodia friendship sets example for state-to-state relations
CGTN

Based on the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership, China and Cambodia are working together to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday, hailing the fruitful friendship between the two sides. 

Wang made the remarks while meeting with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, who has a medical check-up in Beijing.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Beijing, capital of China, May 8, 2020. /fmprc.gov.cn

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Beijing, capital of China, May 8, 2020. /fmprc.gov.cn

Facing the challenge of preventing COVID-19 from re-entering countries to cause a new epidemic, Wang underscored exchanges to strengthen cooperation and experiences for virus prevention and control. 

Wang appreciated Cambodia's support as Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen visited China amid the epidemic, China, in turn, has sent to Cambodia its first official team of medical experts in a bid to provide epidemic containment supplies and share diagnostic and treatment experience. 

China is delighted to see the outbreak in Cambodia basically controlled, Wang said, voicing confidence that the Cambodian people, under the leadership of Hun Sen, will surely win against the disease. 

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Beijing, capital of China, May 8, 2020. /fmprc.gov.cn

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Beijing, capital of China, May 8, 2020. /fmprc.gov.cn

For his part, Sihamoni congratulated China on the critical outcomes of its anti-epidemic fight and thanked China for sending medical experts and providing medical supplies to his country. 

Sihamoni said Cambodia would keep moving toward the goal of friendly exchanges with China, producing more benefits to both peoples.  

"I'm confident that Cambodia-China relations will grow even stronger," he said.