Yang Jiechi Meets with Cambodian Ambassador to China and Lao Ambassador to China Respectively

On April 20, 2022, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi met with Cambodian Ambassador to China Khek Caimealy Sysoda and Lao Ambassador to China Khamphao Ernthavanh, respectively, in Beijing at their requests.

Yang Jiechi said, China-Cambodia and China-Laos relations, having withstood the test of time and grown even stronger with closer people-to-people bonds, have entered a new era of building a community with a shared future. The China-Cambodia free trade agreement and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership came into force at the beginning of this year, and the China-Laos Railway opened to traffic successfully with good benefits. The two sides have firmly rendered mutual support on issues concerning each other's core interests. The two sides should ensure sound implementation of the important consensus reached by leaders, strengthen strategic communication, consolidate political mutual trust, improve the quality of economic and trade cooperation, and work for more outcomes in cooperation and exchanges in fields such as pandemic response, people's wellbeing, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges. China is ready to work closely with the two countries in multilateral coordination and collaboration, to jointly safeguard regional peace and stability, and uphold international fairness and justice.

Yang Jiechi stressed, this year kicks off the implementation of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). China supports Cambodia's role as the rotating chair of ASEAN and stands ready to work with ASEAN to build a peaceful, safe and secure, prosperous, beautiful and amicable home together.

The two ambassadors thanked China for providing valuable assistance for the two countries' pandemic response and economic and social development. The two countries firmly support China's just position on its core interests and major international issues, expect to work with China to advance Belt and Road cooperation, and will actively promote the development of the ASEAN-China comprehensive strategic partnership.