Interview: U.S., Chinese leaders attendance reflects ASEAN's significance: Cambodia official (2)

Commenting on Wen's upcoming visit, Kanharith said that the visit will reflect the progress of the friendship relations and cooperation between China and ASEAN in general and between China and Cambodia in particular.

"China has showed its maturity of politics and has been increasing its friendship relations and cooperation with ASEAN," he said, adding, "Step by step, the ASEAN-China ties will be better in the future."

He also suggested that in order to boost further cooperation between China and ASEAN, both sides should exchange visits more often, organize joint events to promote culture, and accelerate economic ties for mutual interests.

The spokesman said that as the chair of ASEAN, Cambodia has been playing an important role to secure that the Southeast Asia region is a region of peace, friendship and cooperation.

"We hope that joint cooperation and formations of diplomatic mechanism, economic ties and cultural relations between China and the U.S., and China, ASEAN and the U.S. will motivate all countries to solve all issues in the region peacefully," he said.