Chinese official meets Cambodian guests on advancing ties

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official said here Sunday that China will work with Cambodia to further advance bilateral ties.

He Yong, a Secretariat member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and deputy secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, made the remark as he met with a delegation of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The Cambodian delegation was headed by Ney Pena, a member of the CPP Standing Committee and vice-chairman of the CPP central supervision commission.

During the meeting, He noted that Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to Cambodia earlier this month had lifted the level of all-round strategic cooperation between the two countries and advanced China's links with the Association of East Asia Nations (ASEAN) and regional cooperation.

He said the CPC and the Chinese government will work with the Cambodian side to earnestly implement the consensus reached by their leaders and lift bilateral friendly cooperative relations to new levels.

Ney Pena, who had met He Yong during his previous visit to China in 2004, said the CPP and Cambodian government are ready to strengthen cooperation with China in all areas so as to continuously add new content to the comprehensive and cooperative strategic partnership.