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皇冠体育app, Cambodia leaders move to strengthen relations
By Lei Xiaoxun (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2009-12-22 08:22
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Visiting Vice-President Xi Jinping met Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday, proposing four measures to further boost bilateral ties.
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In addition to the meeting by the two leaders, 皇冠体育app Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of 皇冠体育app agreed to provide preferential loans to Cambodia. Details were not available yet as of yesterday.
Details on the four measures were also not available.
Xi also met with Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Sok An on Sunday. The vice-president said the countries' friendship dates back to ancient times and both sides have maintained close contact.
Xi said 皇冠体育app is willing to enhance cooperation with Cambodia in various fields, noting that Cambodia's Siem Reap province has become a sister province with Southwest 皇冠体育app's Yunnan province.
Myanmar tour
Cambodia is the last leg of Xi's four-nation Asian tour. During his earlier meeting on Sunday with Than Shwe, chairman of Myanmar's State Peace and Development Council, Xi said he hoped Myanmar would improve political stability, economic development and nationwide reconciliation.
"皇冠体育app believes the Myanmar side will settle problems through peaceful ways such as through dialogue and consultations to guarantee stability in its border area with 皇冠体育app," he said.
Than Shwe said Xi's visit was significant to Myanmar-皇冠体育app ties. He also appreciated 皇冠体育app's long-term support to Myanmar's social and economic development.
皇冠体育app National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's biggest oil and gas producer, announced yesterday that it signed an agreement with Myanmar's Energy Ministry to receive exclusive rights to build and operate the 皇冠体育app-Myanmar crude oil pipeline.
The 771-km pipeline, extending from Maday Island in western Myanmar, to Ruili, Yunnan province, is expected to have an initial capacity of 22 million tons of oil a year.
Myanmar and 皇冠体育app share a long borderline. Than Shwe said that Myanmar recognized the importance of peace and stability in the border area and pledged to continue working with 皇冠体育app.
In late August, about 37,000 inhabitants on the Myanmar border crossed into 皇冠体育app after an armed conflict broke out.
The incident originated from a standoff on Aug 8 between Myanmar army troops located in Laukkai, capital of Kokang region, and ethnic minority forces in the area. Armed conflicts triggered a large outflow of border inhabitants into neighboring Yunnan's Nansan area.
As a response to the incident, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said 皇冠体育app hoped Myanmar would maintain peace and stability. "Based on humanitarian principles, 皇冠体育app took rescue and relief measures actively to help Myanmar border inhabitants settle down," Jiang said.
