Hun Manet attends SCO welcome banquet in Tianjin

Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television, September 1 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet led a high-level delegation to Tianjin and attended events associated with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit on August 31. Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed visiting dignitaries at the banquet, which Hun Manet attended by invitation. Hun Manet and his delegation had arrived in Tianjin the previous day. He was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Council for the Development of Cambodia First Vice President Sun Chanthol, senior officials, business representatives and members of the Cambodian Oknha Association. Hun Manet met Xi bilaterally on August 30. They discussed deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership, expanding cooperation and pursuing mutually beneficial outcomes. The station said the visit was expected to give new impetus to bilateral cooperation and strengthen the countries’ longstanding friendship. Compiled by Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television.