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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Chinese Premier Meets Cambodian Counterpart

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met Tuesday with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen before the opening of a China-ASEAN special meeting on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).


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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met Tuesday with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen before the opening of a China-ASEAN special meeting on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

Wen said the special meeting on SARS, which is aimed to find ways of containing the disease, is timely and necessary as SARS has spread around the world.

He believed the meeting would fully demonstrate the determination of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in their efforts to fight the disease.

The Chinese premier expressed confidence that the two sides could work out effective ways for cooperation in fighting the disease.

Wen said China and Cambodia, both developing countries, enjoy along history of friendship. He said China supports Cambodia's choice of the course of development.

Hun Sen, whose country now holds the ASEAN presidency, said the Cambodian people are glad to see the rapid development of ties between the two countries.

He said Wen's participation in the meeting shows that the Chinese government attaches great importance to cooperation with ASEAN.

He believed the special meeting will be a success, and China and ASEAN will have a closer relationship.


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