Xi Jinping and His Wife Meet with Cambodian King and Queen Mother

On November 6, 2020, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Xi Jinping said, King Sihamoni has just concluded his trip to Yan’an that King Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother Monineath visited 50 years ago, a trip that carries forward and enhances friendship. Queen Mother Monineath has made special and important contributions to the everlasting friendship as well as cooperation and exchanges across the board between China and Cambodia. President Xi said, “I awarded the Queen Mother the Friendship Medal of the People’s Republic of China today to highly appreciate her special and important contributions to bilateral ties and to promote the deep friendship between the two peoples. We will continue our efforts to take the China-cambodia comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership to a new level.”

Sihamoni said, “We are deeply impressed by the Chinese people’s profound friendship with the Cambodian people. I am willing to work with President Xi Jinping to pass on and carry forward the deep friendship forged by leaders of the older generation of the two countries and write a new chapter in Cambodia-china friendship and cooperation.”

Monineath indicated, “King Father Sihanouk and I are the Chinese people’s loyal and good friends. I am deeply moved by President Xi Jinping’s awarding of the Friendship Medal of the People’s Republic of China to me. I will continue to work for the Cambodia-china friendship.”