On February 7, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian jointly attended the opening ceremony of the Cambodia No. 7 road flood damage restoration project.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the restoration and opening of the southern section of Road 7 is another fruit of the friendship between China and Cambodia, which will greatly strengthen the connection between Phnom Penh and Kratie, Stung Treng, Mondulkiri and Natalakiri in the northeast. Promote the economic and social development of the region, so that it is expected to become the fourth important growth pole in Cambodia after Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville and Siem Reap.
Ambassador Wang pointed out that Highway 7 was an early project of China's aid to Cambodia. It was built in 2004 and was the largest foreign aid project of China at that time. It was not only a milestone of China's aid to Cambodia, but also a landmark in the history of China's foreign aid. s project.
Route 7 is not only a testimony to the continuous maturity of China's aid to Cambodia in the past two decades, but also a testimony to the vigorous development of China-Cambodia friendship and the deepening of the China-Cambodia community with a shared future.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Ministers Hor Namhong and Mae Senan, Minister of State Sun Zhanto, and Economic and Commercial Counselor Wu Guoquan of the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia attended the ceremony.
According to reports, after the construction of this project undertaken by Shanghai Construction Engineering is completed, the existing highway has been upgraded from a third-class highway to a second-class highway, and asphalt concrete pavement is used, and the driving comfort, traffic capacity and service life of the road have been greatly improved. .
(Reporter Ouyang Kaiyu produced Sui Zhiyuan)
Responsible editor: [Ma Xueling]