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Cambodian, Hungarian PMs to attend Belt and Road forum

Xinhua, May 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will pay official visits to China and attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation later this week, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang announced Wednesday.

Hun Sen will visit China from May 13 to 17 and meet with Chinese leaders.

"The visit will consolidate traditional friendly ties and move the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation forward," Geng said at a regular news briefing.

Orban will visit from May 12 to 16 and meet with Chinese leaders as well. The trip will enhance political trust, synergize development strategies and promote bilateral cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative and the framework of China and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries cooperation, Geng said.

The two prime ministers are among at least 28 heads of state or government who will attend the forum in Beijing, the highest-profile international meeting since China put forward the initiative in 2013. Endi