Hun Manet returns to Phnom Penh after three-day China visit

Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television, September 2 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his government delegation arrived safely in Phnom Penh early on September 2 after a three-day visit to China. He attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin at Chinese President Xi Jinping’s invitation and held talks with national and international organisation leaders. Alongside the summit, Hun Manet met Xi Jinping, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Chairman Wang Huning, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President and Board of Directors Chair Jin Liqun, and leaders of Vietnam, Laos and Nepal. He also spoke with UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The station reported that the meetings addressed regional security, economic cooperation and connectivity and yielded common ground on several issues. The visit deepened Cambodia–China cooperation in several areas and gave Cambodia another opportunity to play a constructive international role. Compiled by Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television.