Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Saturday, June 08, 2002
China Aids Cambodia in Construction Equipment, Poverty Eradication
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Ning Fukui, on behalf of Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Chinese National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Li Peng, handed over assistance materials to King Norodom Sihanouk Saturday morning at the Royal Palace.
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Ning Fukui, on behalf of Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Chinese National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Li Peng, handed over assistance materials to King Norodom Sihanouk Saturday morning at the Royal Palace.
The King told Xinhua that he had already sent messages to President Jiang and Chairman Li respectively to thank them a few days ago.
Sihanouk said in his letters that he was pleased to receive theassistance from President Jiang and Chairman Li. The batch of construction equipment can be used in building roads, dikes and ponds, he said.
The king thanked China for its valuable assistance during various periods and reiterated that the friendship between Cambodia and China, ushered in by three-generations of Chinese leaders and himself, will last forever.
He also thanked the Chinese government for sending good doctorsto treat his illnesses.
Also, the ambassador handed over 15,000 U.S. dollars to the King to aid the poverty eradication program "Krom Samdech Euv" of the King.
The King has instructed Minister of Royal Palace Kong Somol to single out a village in the Kandal province to construct a primaryschool with this money.