Cambodia News Gazette

Cambodia’s military delegation on July 28 virtually joined the celebration of the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army from Cambodia.
Samdech Pichey Sena Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence led the Cambodian delegation to join the event with H.E. Wang Wentian, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Cambodia.
Lieutenant Colonel Li Jingfeng, the Director of the Office of the PRC Military Attaché, addressed the event stressing that Cambodia and the People’s Republic of China have overcome all the difficulties, including those caused by the pandemic and stepped forward with a comprehensive cooperation.
The leaderships and the peoples of the two nations are deeply committed to share the same boat heading to the same destiny, he underlined.
On behalf of the Cambodian side, Lieutenant General Phat Vibol Sopheak, Deputy Director General of the Defence Ministry’s General Department of Politics and Foreign Affairs spoke highly the achievements made by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in the past 94 years.
These are great achievements, he stressed, emerged from the courageous and heroic hard work, especially in modernising the army and the nation at large.
He also highlighted the blossoming cooperation between Cambodia and PRC as well as the armies of the two countries, and profoundly thanked the PRC’s side for all the supports to Cambodia.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

The relationship between Cambodia and China has been promoted in all sectors, said senior Cambodian officials, urging further cooperation both in the bilateral and multilateral frameworks.
The remarks were made on Wednesday at the Second Cambodia-China Think Tank High-Level Forum: Towards New Development Phase of Cambodia-China Bilateral Relations.
Speaking at the virtual forum, H.E. Bin Chhin, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers said that Cambodia and China have a long history of relations, and in the COVID-19 context, the relationship between the two countries has become even more important.
“Cambodia and China are good brothers and good partners who work together on the principles of equality, equal rights, respect for sovereignty and mutual benefit,” H.E. Bin Chhin stressed.
H.E. Sok Sopheak, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce, said China is Cambodia’s main trade partner, and the two-way trade always exceed expectations.
Despite the COVID-19 spread, bilateral trade between Cambodia and China was valued at more than US$8 billion by 2020, and both countries’ leaders expect this amount to reach US$10 billion in the coming 2023, he pointed out.
“Besides achieving comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation in 2010, Cambodia-China relations have grown closer every year through the support and flexibility of regional and global dialogues,” H.E. Sok Sopheak said. “The two sides also signed memorandums of understanding and protocols on trade and investment, which provides an opportunity to strengthen the bilateral trade and investment more widely and modernly.”
Cambodia and China signed their bilateral free trade agreement (CCFTA) in October 2020. Both sides are pushing the remaining procedures for the agreement to enter into force soon.
“Bilateral trade and investment relations between Cambodia and China are essential in the context of the global spread of COVID-19 and regional and global economic and geopolitical competitions,” H.E. Sok Sopheak underlined.
The forum was also attended by senior speakers from both governments, policy makers and researchers to gather key ideas and concepts as a base for policy and strategy development in order to increase the cooperation between the two countries in all fields, especially economy and trade.
In the first semester of this year, the two-way trade between Cambodia and China rose to US$4.9 billion, up 31 percent compared to the same period last year.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, has sent a congratulatory message to H.E. Pedro Castillo, new President of the Republic of Peru.
“On the auspicious occasion of Your Excellency’s inauguration as President of the Republic of Peru, I wish to convey to Your Excellency my sincere congratulations and best wishes of success,” wrote the Cambodian monarch in a royal letter dated July 28.
“The Kingdom of Cambodia has had long-standing relations of friendship and cooperation with the Republic of Peru. I am confident that these relations will be further strengthened under Your Excellency’s Presidency,” added His Majesty the King.
H.E. Pedro Castillo swore in as the 63rd President of the Republic of Peru yesterday.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press