Full text of China-Cambodia joint press communique

The following is the full text of the joint press communique between China and Cambodia issued on Tuesday during the official visit by Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Pedei Techo Hun Sen of the Kingdom of Cambodia to China:

Joint Press Communique Between the People's Republic of China and the Kingdom of Cambodia

1. At the invitation of Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Pedei Techo Hun Sen of the Kingdom of Cambodia paid an official visit to the People's Republic of China on 6-10 April 2013. During the visit, Prime Minister Hun Sen met with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China and Mr. Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and held talks with Premier Li Keqiang.

2. The two sides agreed that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cambodia 55 years ago, the traditional friendship between the two countries, jointly forged and nurtured by Chairman Mao Zedong, Premier Zhou Enlai and other members of the older generation of the Chinese leadership and His Majesty King-Father Norodom Sihanouk, has grown from strength to strength with the passage of time. Both sides spoke highly of the progress made in bilateral cooperation in the political, economic, social and cultural fields since the upgrading of China-Cambodia relations to comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation in 2010.

The two sides agreed to establish an inter-governmental coordination committee between the two countries and jointly implement the Action Plan on the Implementation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Cooperation between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Royal Government of Cambodia signed during this visit, coordinate and deepen cooperation in various areas, so as to promote further development of the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between the two countries.

3. The year 2013 marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cambodia and the "China-Cambodia Friendship Year". The two sides reached agreement on relevant celebration plans, announced the launch of the "China-Cambodia Friendship Year", and agreed to implement various activities to expand exchanges and enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of the two countries.

4. Both sides agreed to maintain the momentum of high-level contacts, strengthen exchanges and cooperation between governments, parliaments and political parties, deepen exchanges in governance and promote communication and coordination at various levels.

Both sides agreed to enhance cooperation between the foreign ministries of the two sides, implement the Protocol of Cooperation between the two foreign ministries, hold bilateral diplomatic consultation on a regular basis and maintain close communication on bilateral relations and issues of shared interest, and promote cooperation in such areas as national defence, law enforcement and security with a view to upholding respective national security and regional peace and stability.

5. The Chinese side reaffirmed support to Cambodia in upholding national independence and following a development path that serves its national interest. The Cambodian side reiterated its commitment to the one-China policy under which it recognizes the government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government to represent the whole China and Taiwan an inseparable part of China's territory, opposes any form of "Taiwan independence", and continues to support the peaceful development of cross-straits relations and the peaceful reunification of China.