Premier warmly congratulates Xi Jinping on his re-election

On Saturday, Prime Minister Hun Sen sent a warm letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, congratulating him on his third term in office.

He said that Cambodia is willing to work closely with Beijing to promote the diamond cooperation framework, deepen the construction of a Cambodia-China community of shared future, and safeguard the common interests of the two countries.

On Friday, the 14th National People’s Congress unanimously elected Xi Jinping as China’s president and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China.

Mr Hun Sen was one of several world leaders to congratulate Mr Xi on his re-election.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, Kazakh President Tokayev, Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdymukhamedov, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashin Kuwait, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other leaders also sent congratulations respectively.

Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and other ASEAN leaders congratulated Xi Jinping.

Mr. Hun Sen said in his congratulatory message that under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, China has made great progress in improving the lives of all Chinese people. In the past few years, Xi Jinping has led China to achieve historic and multifaceted development.

He expressed his confidence that President Xi will continue to push China to achieve more extraordinary achievements.

Mr. Hun Sen said that the cooperation between the two countries in various fields has made great progress, and they have dutifully maintained frequent high-level exchanges.

The consensus reached at the meeting last month has injected new impetus into promoting the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

The friendship between Cambodia and China is solid, and Cambodia is willing to cooperate closely with China to promote the framework of diamond cooperation between the two countries, deepen the construction of a community of shared future between Cambodia and China, safeguard the common interests of the two countries and their peoples, and maintain stability. , peace and development, he added.

In addition, Mr Hun Sen also congratulated Li Qiang, the former Shanghai party secretary who was appointed as China’s new prime minister last Saturday.

Mr. Hun Sen expressed his firm belief that with his leadership and rich experience, China will continue to prosper and achieve its long-term development goals. Hun Sen added that the nation will move forward with great vigor and play a more important role on the international stage.

As the two countries celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the traditional diplomatic relationship between the two countries continues to grow. I would like to assure you that Cambodia is firmly committed to developing close cooperation with China.

During Mr Hun Sen’s visit to Beijing in February, the two countries agreed to develop a diamond cooperation framework, focusing on different areas, including political dialogue, production capacity, agricultural production, energy and security.

The two sides also agreed to continue to promote multilateralism and support the global multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core.

Kin Phea, director-general of the Royal Cambodian Institute of International Relations, said yesterday that Xi Jinping’s re-election as Chinese president will further strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in all sectors.

I think the close relationship between Cambodia and China is partly based on the principles of respect for sovereignty, independence and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs. Therefore, our mutual relationship is not determined by the West, and it is not correct to think that Cambodia leans toward communism while forgetting about the Western world, he said.

Cambodia has always aspired to forge deep and comprehensive relations with all countries, including Western countries and our Eastern neighbors. He added that what Cambodia wants most is respect for its national sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non-interference in our country’s internal affairs.