China hopes to foster closer friendship with Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.
Guo announced that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will visit Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar upon invitation from April 22 to 26.
The spokesman said that Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar are China's friends and neighbors.
Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and the leaders of the three countries, sustained and steady progress has been made in building a community with a shared future between China and the three countries, injecting strong impetus into their respective national development, he said.
"The century-defining transformation is unfolding at an accelerating pace, bringing more risks and challenges to regional countries. At the same time, all the three countries are at a critical juncture for development, as Cambodia is implementing the Pentagonal Strategy at a faster pace, and the new governments of Thailand and Myanmar were formed not long ago. Therefore, through this visit, China hopes to implement the common understandings among the leaders, deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation, consolidate China-Cambodia ironclad friendship, enrich the family-like relationship between China and Thailand, carry forward the 'Paukphaw' (fraternal) friendship between China and Myanmar, bring more benefits to the peoples and make greater contributions to peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region," said Guo.
China hopes to foster closer friendship with Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar: spokesman
