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Sino-Cambodian Ties to Be Developed Further: Jiang
Chinese President Jiang Zemin said November 13 that the further consolidation and development of the Sino-Cambodian relations is important for the fundamental interests of the two countries and the two peoples as well as for the regional stability.
"This is our determined policy and will not have any change," Jiang told Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in their meeting in Phnom Penh.
Jiang said that China and Cambodia shared extensive consensus on many issues such as opposing hegemonism and power politics, safeguarding the sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity of their own country, devoting themselves to the economic development, and promoting the stability and prosperity in the region
Jiang said that Cambodia has kept a stable political situation and continued the national reconciliation process. The country's economic reconstruction also achieved initial results with all reforms proceeding smoothly and people's living standards improving.
Cambodia's external activities are also "active," he said. Cambodia has already joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), improved relations with the surrounding countries and played an active role in the regional affairs, Jiang noted.
All these demonstrated that the current policy of Cambodia "is correct and suitable to the national conditions," he said, adding that China was pleased to see these achievements.
Jiang pointed out that the most important thing for Cambodia is to maintain peace and stability, ensure national reconciliation and economic development, stressing all these are "in the interests" of the nation.
China, he said, will consistently support the self-reliance policy of the Cambodian side to consolidate the national reconciliation process and devote themselves to the economic construction.
He believed that under the leadership of King Sihanouk and Prime Minister Hun, the Cambodian people can remove outside disturbance, meet all challenges and resolve difficulties to build their country better in the future.
Jiang also expressed appreciation and gratitude to Hun, who adhered to the One-China policy and devoted himself to developing Sino-Cambodian friendship.
Hun reiterated that the Cambodian government will firmly adhere to the One-China policy.
"I believed that the Cambodian-Chinese friendship will achieve greater development in the new century," he said.
He also highly praised the achievements made by China in its reform and opening-up drive and the modernization construction under the leadership of Jiang.
Jiang arrived here earlier Monday for a two-day state visit. Cambodia is the second-leg of his three-nation trip in Southeast Asia.
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