Cambodian deputy PM hails outgoing Chinese ambassador for efforts to promote bilateral ties

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong on Monday admired outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jianguo for her active contributions to further enhance bilateral ties and cooperation between the two countries.

"I'd like to express my heartfelt thanks to you for your strong efforts to promote bilateral ties and cooperation between China and Cambodia,"he told Ambassador Bu during a farewell meeting here. "During your three-year diplomatic mission in Cambodia, relations and cooperation between the two countries have been further strengthened and expanded."

Hor Namhong said that during Bu's tenure, the volumes of trade and investment between Cambodia and China have increased, as more roads and bridges have been built with aid from China.

Meanwhile, he extended profound gratitude to the government and people of China for having provided grants, non-interest loans and concessional loans to Cambodia, and to the Chinese investors for having invested a great amount of capital in Cambodia.

"Cambodia's progress today could not be detached from China's aid,"said Hor Namhong, who is the ex-foreign minister.

For her part, Bu showed satisfaction with her diplomatic mission in Cambodia and thanked the Cambodian government for working closely with the Chinese Embassy for the benefit of the two countries and peoples. Endit