Phnom Penh: Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Acting Head of State of Cambodia, said that although the world is currently changing, the steel friendship between Cambodia and China has not changed.
Mr. Chea Thirith, Spokesperson of the Senate, spoke after the meeting between Samdech Techo Hun Sen And Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on April 23, 2026 said: Samdech Techo considers Wang Yi an old friend of Cambodia who has worked together for many years.
Samdech Techo said that the presence of Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Tong Jun at the first meeting of the “2+2” strategic dialogue mechanism The meeting between the Foreign Minister and the Defense Minister of Cambodia and China in Cambodia clearly demonstrated the strong friendship between the two countries.
The Senate spokesperson stated that “Samdech Techo emphasized that despite the changes in the world today, the friendly relations between Cambodia and China have not changed.”
In response, Wang Yi expressed great pleasure in meeting and talking with Samdech Techo, an old friend of China, on Cambodian soil. He mentioned Samdech Techo’s heroism as an important figure in strengthening Cambodian-Chinese friendship.
The Chinese Foreign Minister emphasized that the strong friendship between Cambodia and China could be achieved due to the presence of Samdech Techo, who has made great efforts to strengthen the friendship in the past, and continued by Samdech President Hun Sen .
If Mr. Wang Yi, quoting the words of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said that the friendship between Cambodia and China is not just a symbolic name on paper, but an iron friendship that has been implemented together in practice.
