On the morning of December 28, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn held bilateral working talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Yunnan province, China. They exchanged views in depth on strengthening their countries’ strategic partnership and advancing practical cooperation.
During the talks, both sides agreed that the traditional China–Cambodia friendship had deep roots and that strategic mutual trust was strong. The foreign ministers held comprehensive discussions on political trust, trade and economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and coordination on regional and international affairs. They said they would further consolidate and expand bilateral cooperation, continue raising their “ironclad friendship” and strategic partnership to a higher level, and contribute to peace, security, stability and sustainable development in the region and worldwide.
Both sides stressed that, amid a complex and changing regional and international situation, China and Cambodia would maintain high-level exchanges and policy coordination, strengthen communication and cooperation in multilateral frameworks, and jointly safeguard regional stability and development.
According to the report, while in Yunnan, Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn would also attend the Cambodia–Thailand–China trilateral meeting scheduled for December 28–29. The meeting would focus on communicating and discussing the latest developments along the Cambodia–Thailand border, seeking to promote appropriate resolution of the issues through dialogue and consultation and to foster regional peace and stability.
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