China and Cambodia have signed a series of agreements on
bilateral cooperation in trade, science and technology, culture,
cross-border crime prevention, and other fields, according to a
joint communique by the two countries published Saturday.
The agreements were signed during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Cambodia from Friday to
Saturday.
The documents included two agreements on the countries'
cooperation to do with economy, technology, and combating
transnational crime.
Memoranda of understanding were signed by the two countries'
health ministries and for the construction of the Greater Mekong
Sub-region Information Superhighway Network Cambodian Section.
The two sides also signed an agreement on a second-phase project
of the joint protection of the Angkor Temples of Cambodia.
Other agreements included China making a commitment to provide
30 fire trucks and a mobile container scanning system, as well as
sending a team to Cambodia to help survey, and plan for a project
involving the establishment of a national botanical garden.
China also agreed to provide Cambodia with preferential buyer's
credit and concessional loans, worth US$200 million, for Cambodia's
telecom projects.
Wen arrived here Friday for his official visit, the last leg of
his Asia-Pacific tour which has also taken him to Australia, Fiji
and New Zealand.
During his visit, Wen held talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen,
called on His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, and met
with Senate President Chea Sim and National Assembly President Heng
Samrin.
(Xinhua News Agency April 8, 2006)