Chinese President Xi Jinping left Phnom Penh, Cambodia for Beijing on Friday morning, wrapping up his two-day state visit to the Southeast Asian country.
Xi was seen off by Cambodian People's Party President and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen, along with other Cambodian leaders and senior officials at the airport, where a grand farewell ceremony for Xi was hosted by Hun Sen.
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Xi wraps up state visit to Cambodia
Xi wraps up state visit to Cambodia
Xi wraps up state visit to Cambodia
Xi wraps up state visit to Cambodia
Xi wraps up state visit to Cambodia
Before the departure, accompanied by Hun Sen, Xi inspected the Guard of Honor at the airport.
Xi waved to the crowd who had gathered to bid him farewell before boarding the plane.
Along the route to the airport, tens of thousands of local people and representatives of Chinese-funded enterprises, Chinese students and overseas Chinese lined the roads, waving national flags of China and Cambodia and holding red banners highlighting bilateral friendship to express their well wishes for the success of Xi's state visit to the country.
Earlier in the day, Hun Sen, along with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Deputy Prime Minister Hun Many, and Hun Manith, deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, visited Xi at the hotel where he stayed to bid him farewell.
Xi arrived in Phnom Penh on Thursday for the state visit to Cambodia, at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia.
Cambodia is the third and last leg of Xi's five-day Southeast Asia tour, which began with a state visit to Vietnam on Monday and Tuesday, followed by a state visit to Malaysia from Tuesday to Thursday.
Xi wraps up state visit to Cambodia
Xi wraps up state visit to Cambodia
Xi wraps up state visit to Cambodia
Xi wraps up state visit to Cambodia
Xi wraps up state visit to Cambodia
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday China is willing to work with Lesotho to strengthen exchanges on governance experience, enhance coordination in multilateral affairs, and advance the China-Lesotho strategic partnership.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Lesotho Prime Minister Sam Matekane in the capital of Lesotho.
During the meeting, Wang congratulated Lesotho on the 60th anniversary of its independence this year, and spoke highly of Lesotho government's efforts to prioritize economic development and steer the African country onto a path of sustainable growth. Since the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in 2024, the two sides have advanced cooperation under the 10 partnership action plans unveiled at the summit, successfully implementing a number of key projects to effectively promote Lesotho's development and revitalization, Wang said.
China stands ready to work with Lesotho to strengthen exchanges on governance experience, enhance coordination in multilateral affairs, and push for greater development of the China-Lesotho strategic partnership, he added.
Calling on the two sides to firmly support each other, Wang said that China will accelerate the implementation of its zero-tariff policy for African countries, including Lesotho, expand bilateral trade, investment and industrial cooperation, facilitate broader access of Lesotho's specialty products to the Chinese market, and continue to support Lesotho's national development.
China will continue to stand firmly with African countries, uphold justice for the Global South, including Lesotho, oppose unilateralism and acts of bullying, and work together to build a community with a shared future for humanity, Wang said.
On his part, Matekane said during the meeting that Lesotho cherishes its friendship with China and the strategic partnership between the two countries, and expressed gratitude for China's valuable support for the development of African countries, including Lesotho.
Lesotho firmly adheres to the one-China principle and resolutely supports China in safeguarding its core interests, he said, noting that his country stands ready to strengthen strategic mutual trust with China, expand people-to-people exchanges, jointly implement the outcomes of the FOCAC Beijing Summit, and deepen cooperation in areas such as infrastructure, manufacturing and energy.
Matekane stressed that China's zero-tariff policy for African products will inject new impetus into Lesotho's development. He also expressed Lesotho's willingness to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with China on multilateral platforms such as BRICS to jointly address global challenges.
On the same day, Wang also held talks with Lejone Mpotjoana, minister of foreign affairs and international relations of Lesotho.
China, Lesotho to strengthen exchanges, advance cooperation
China, Lesotho to strengthen exchanges, advance cooperation
