At the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), a thirty-five Cambodian friendly personages delegation led by Mr. EK Sam OL, President of Cambodia-China Friendship Association (CCFA), visited Beijing from 16th to 20th , July. The delegation also attended the celebration reception for the 60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relationship between China and Cambodia co-hosted by CPAFFC and Cambodian Embassy in China. Mme. Gu Xiulian, President of China-ASEAN Association, met with and hosted a banquet for the delegation. Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of CPAFFC, Mme. Lin Yi, Vice President of CPAFFC, had a kindly conversation with President EK Sam OL and the members of the delegation on the reception.

 The leaders of CPAFFC extended their welcome to the delegation for its special visit to China to attend the reception and spoke actively of the contributions CCFA had made to promoting the friendship of peoples between China and Cambodia, China and ASEA. They also hoped that CPAFFC would work together with CCFA in future to continue strengthening the pragmatic cooperation and developed more exchanges of people-to-people ties in the fields of culture, youth, public welfare and etc..

 President EK Sam OL thanked CPAFFC for invitation the delegation to attend the reception and spoke highly of the friendly relations between China and Cambodia. He expressed that CCFA would like to join hands with CPAFFC to carry forward the traditional friendship, to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and to build a community of a shared future between China and Cambodia, so as to realize common development and prosperity.

 During in Beijing, President EK Sam OL also was interviewed by China Report ASEAN on the 60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cambodia, and the delegation visited “Taking the lead action, Making unremitting endeavors---Innovation achievements exhibition of Chinese Academy of Sciences since the 18th National Congress” and Tongrentang Pharmaceutical Shop.

Photographed by Xu Yiyi