Beijing announces Wang Yi visit to Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar
Beijing says Wang Yi will visit Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar from Wednesday to Sunday to deepen strategic, security and regional cooperation.
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar from Wednesday to Sunday.
- The stated purpose of the visit is to deepen strategic cooperation and support regional peace and stability.
- A key event will be the first China-Cambodia "2+2" strategic dialogue in Cambodia, involving both foreign and defence ministers.
- Discussions during the Cambodia dialogue will cover bilateral relations, political and security affairs, and defence cooperation.
Beijing said on Tuesday that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar from Wednesday through Sunday, with Cambodia expected to feature prominently on the trip through a new high-level security and diplomatic format.
In Cambodia, Wang will be joined by Defence Minister Dong Jun for the inaugural session of the China-Cambodia 2+2 strategic dialogue mechanism for foreign and defence ministers, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun.
Guo described Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar as “friendly neighbours” of China and said Beijing hoped the visit would help turn the common understandings reached by the countries’ leaders into concrete progress. He said China also aimed to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation, bring greater benefits to the people of the three countries, and contribute more to regional peace, stability, development and prosperity.
He said the first 2+2 meeting with Cambodia would cover a broad agenda, including bilateral ties, political and security affairs, defence and security cooperation, and the wider international and regional situation.
Guo added that Wang would also hold meetings with other Cambodian leaders during the visit.
China, he said, is prepared to work with Cambodia to make full use of the strategic communication platform, improve coordination between high-quality development and high-level security, and promote prosperity, revitalisation and long-term stability in both countries.
China Daily
