BEIJING: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for higher level of China-Cambodia relations after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wang made the remarks during his phone callwith Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn.
Since the outbreak, said Wang, China and Cambodia have helped each other in the spirit of brotherhood and weathered the crisis through thick and thin, and the Cambodian side has offered China the staunchest support in the most difficult period of China’s fight against the disease.
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, along with his mother, former Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, have extended their sympathy to Chinese President Xi Jinping and provided help with cash assistance, and Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen visited China amid the epidemic to show support, Wang noted.
Wang said China, in turn, has sent to Cambodia its first official team of medical experts to the neighboring countries and the first military team of experts to overseas, in a bid to provide epidemic containment supplies and share diagnostic and treatment experience.
China is delighted to see the outbreak in Cambodia has been basically controlled, he said, voicing confidence that the Cambodian people, under the leadership of Hun Sen, will surely win a victory against the disease.
The Chinese side has all along been sharing information related to epidemic prevention and control and conducted active international cooperation in an open and transparent manner, which has been fully recognized by most countries, including Cambodia, said Wang. – Agencies
