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Cambodian, Chinese officials commemorate 2 Chinese peacekeepers killed in 1993 attack

Xinhua, April 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

As the annual Tomb-Sweeping Day draws near, Cambodian and Chinese officials on Friday jointly organized a ceremony to commemorate two Chinese United Nations peacekeeping soldiers who were killed in a blast here 23 years ago.

The ceremony, held a memorial monument in Skun town in the southeastern province, brought together family members of the deceased and more than 100 Cambodian and Chinese Embassy officials and citizens.

After laying wreaths at the monument, Li Ningya, military attache of the Chinese Embassy to Cambodia, said that nearly 800 Chinese UN soldiers were on a peacekeeping operation in Cambodia in 1992, and a mid-night explosion on May 21, 1993 killed two soldiers - Chen Zhiguo and Yu Shili - and wounded three others.

"They lost their lives for the cause of peacekeeping in Cambodia," he said. "Their great sacrifices will be in our memories for good."

He added that their sacrifices have reflected the importance of peace and encouraged peoples to love and maintain peace for development and prosperity.

Gen. Phuong Siphan, undersecretary of state of the Cambodian Ministry of Defense, extended his profound condolences to the Chinese government and the bereaved families for the death of the two soldiers in the engineering unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

"We will have never forgotten their courage and sacrifices for the cause of seeking peace in Cambodia," he said at the event. "Their noble sacrifices have further deepened the fraternal sentiment between Cambodia and China." Enditem