Joint statement between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the People’s Republic of China
At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Premier Li Keqiang of State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Prime Minister Hun Sen paid an official visit to People’s Republic of China from 13 to 17 May 2017. During the visit, Prime Minister Hun Sen also met H.E.Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China.Both side agreed that the Cambodia-China traditional friendship is the precious treasure of the two peoples, and needs further consolidation and promotion. Please note that 11 agreements were made between two parties including highly valuation the cooperation outcomes of bilateral trade and investment, agreed to speed up the synergy of development strategies, fully implement the outline of bilateral cooperation plan to joint build the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, enhancing the scale and level of economic and trade cooperation, with an aim of realizing the bilateral trade volume to USD 6 billion by 2020. The Chinese side is ready to continue to provide assistance and support Chinese enterprises to promote such projects as the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway and the new airport in Siem Reap, and commonly build the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
