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PHNOM PENH, May 11-- Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi met with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Friday, discussing bilateral ties and cooperation. When meeting with Hun Sen, Zhao conveyed regards from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang to the prime minister. He said that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen had met twice since last year and had reached important consensus to promote better development of bilateral relations in the new era. Premier Li paid a successful visit to Cambodia in January, 2018. China and Cambodia are a community of common destiny which is of strategic importance. China will as always support Cambodia for choosing its own development path that meets the national conditions and support Cambodia for its efforts in promoting economic development and safeguarding sovereignty and national stability, Zhao said. He said that China hopes to take the opportunity of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties this year to continue deepening bilateral pragmatic cooperation and expanding people-to-people and cultural exchanges. China also hopes the two sides to fully implement "The Outline of Bilateral Cooperation Plan to Jointly Build the Belt and Road Initiative" signed between the two countries in May 2017, and strengthen cooperation in security and law enforcement of major cooperative projects, so as to boost the profound development of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Cooperation between China and Cambodia. | 
