Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday China will continue to support the efforts that Cambodia makes to maintain national stability, reinforce national solidarity and develop national economy.

Premier Wen made the remark during a meeting with visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen who is here before attending the Third International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) to be held in Beijing from Sept. 3 to 5.

Wen said China and Cambodia are close neighbors. The profound and sincere friendship between several generations of Chinese leaders and King Samdech Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and the friendship between the people of the two countries have guaranteed the maintenance of bilateral relations and the progress of mutually beneficial cooperation.

The Chinese government will continue to pursue the foreign policy of promoting the friendship, security and prosperity of its neighboring countries, he added.

Wen said China and Cambodia have good political relations and achieved remarkable results in trade and economic cooperation.

Acknowledging that the two sides signed a number of agreements on trade and economic cooperation in the first half of this year, Wen

said the agreements have laid foundation for further growth of bilateral trade and economic cooperation.

He went on to say that China will continue to expand trade and economic cooperation with Cambodia in compliance with the principle of mutual benefits. He said China is ready to provide assistance to Cambodia within its own capacity.

Citing China as a sincere friend of Cambodia, Hun Sen said the precious support and assistance that China provided for Cambodia have played an active role in maintaining national stability, developing national economy and improving the Cambodian people's standards of living.

Hun Sen said the Cambodian government firmly adheres to the one-China policy, supports the peaceful reunification cause of China and opposes any forms of activities aimed to seek "Taiwan independence." He also said Cambodia is ready to have closer cooperation with China and earnestly implement the agreements that the two countries signed in the first half of this year so as to advance bilateral trade and economic cooperation.

Besides Beijing, Hun Sen will also travel to Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province in northwest China and the southern boomtown of Shenzhen after the ICAPP meeting.