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Cambodian PM Meets Chinese Delegation
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen met with the visiting Chinese delegation of the Ministry of Health here Thursday at his residence.
The Cambodian premier appreciated that the leaders of the old generations of the two nations have set up friendly relationship between the two countries, and now the leaders of the two countries are continuing to strengthen the relationship.
Zhang Wenkang, China's minister of health, said that in recent years, the leaders of the two nations have further developed the friendly relationship and cooperation between China and Cambodia through frequent mutual contacts and visits, noting that under the leadership of King Norodom Sihanouk, the Royal government has made achievements in the political stability and economic rehabilitation, and Cambodia has entered into a new period of social development.
Hun Sen said that Cambodia and China has an age-old history of friendly relationship, and their cooperation is very important to them as nations along the Mekong river.
The Chinese minister told Hun Sen that the Ministry of Health of China is eager to cooperate with the Ministry of Health of Cambodia, and both sides have reached consensus on cooperative research and development of herbal medicines, prevention and treatment of malaria, and training medical personnel.
Zhang Wenkang had talks with his Cambodian counterpart Thursday morning at the building of the Ministry of Health, and after the talks, the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Eliminating AIDS for Mobile Population in the Mekong Sub-region.
The Chinese delegation arrived in Phnom Penh on Tuesday evening for a 5-day visit to the country.
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