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| Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) meets with Cambodian Senate President Chea Sim in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 31, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) |
PHNOM PENH, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao said here on Saturday that China treasured its traditional friendship with Cambodia, and would always take a strategic approach to strengthening cooperation with the neighboring country.
Hu made the remarks during separate meetings with Chea Sim and Heng Samrin, presidents of the Cambodian Senate and National Assembly respectively.
The Chinese president told Chea Sim, as the ruling parties of both nations faced the great tasks of maintaining national stability, economic development and improving people's livelihoods, they needed to enhance contacts, exchange experience in administering the state and deepen cooperation.
China would, as always, support Cambodia in seeking a development path that suited its national conditions and offer assistance within China's capacity, Hu said.
Chea Sim expressed his thanks for China's long-term support of Cambodia's economic and social development and lauded China's constructive role in promoting regional and world peace, stability and development.
Noting that Cambodia was accelerating development, Chea Sim expressed the wish to strengthen cooperation with China. He said the Cambodian Senate would continue to work for the reinforcment and expansion of the Cambodia-China friendship.
