Chinese President Meets Cambodian King
Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk said Monday that the Cambodian people are
looking forward to Chinese President Jiang Zemin's state visit to Cambodia
in November this year, and that he himself and the Cambodian government
will do their utmost to ensure the complete success of the landmark visit.
The remarks came from a meeting held Monday evening between the Chinese
president and the Cambodian king, who is in Beijing for a routine checkup
and recuperation.
Jiang called King Sihanouk "an old friend of the Chinese people", who has
devoted himself to the Sino-Cambodian friendship, adding that the Chinese
side highly praises his efforts.
Offering congratulations for President Jiang's successful attendance at the
just-concluded United Nations Millennium Summit, the king recalled his
friendship with the Chinese leadership of elder generations.
Jiang said, China highly values its friendship with Cambodia, established
and fostered by the king and the Chinese leadership of elder generations,
and is willing to work with Cambodia to consolidate and develop their
friendship, therefore, such a friendship between the two countries and
peoples will develop throughout generations.
He also spoke highly of Sihanouk's contributions to peace and stability in
Cambodia, and said that at present, Cambodia, under the leadership of King
Sihanouk, enjoys political stability and economic development, a growing
living standard and remarkable progress in external exchanges.
China is convinced that the Cambodian people will certainly attain even
more achievements in the course of national development, he added.
Swiss President Hopes to Strengthen Ties with China Swiss.
President Adolf Ogi said that his country cherishes its long-standing
friendship with China and expects to further strengthen the friendly
relations in all aspects in the future.
"Switzerland cherishes the long-standing friendship with China. The two
countries have been enjoying good relations in economic cooperation," Ogi
said in a recent interview with Xinhua before his three-day visit to China
which is expected to begin on Tuesday.
Ogi will attend official ceremonies and exhibitions in Beijing and Shanghai
to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
relations between the two countries. Switzerland is one of the first
western countries which recognized the People's Republic of China.
"Switzerland wants to see China's early accession to the World Trade
Organization (WTO)," Ogi added.
Switzerland is one of the two WTO members which have not yet concluded
bilateral negotiations with China on China's WTO accession.
Ogi pledged that he would make a good use of his on-coming trip to China to
further strengthen his country's cooperation with China in all aspects.
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