China's Xi pledges to establish security partnership with Cambodia

BEIJING, June 26 (Reuters) - ‌China is ​willing ​to establish a security partnership with Cambodia, President Xi Jinping said on ‌Friday as he met with Hun Sen, president ⁠of Cambodia's Senate, in Beijing.

Xi said the international and ‌regional situation was undergoing "complex ‌and profound changes" and that China and Cambodia should work together to inject more stability ​into regional peace and development, China's state news agency Xinhua reported.

Here are more details ⁠of their meeting:

• China has always regarded Cambodia as a ​priority in its neighbourhood diplomacy and Beijing firmly supports Cambodia in safeguarding national sovereignty ​and security, Xi said.

• ‌He called on the two sides to raise the foundation of strategic ⁠mutual trust "to a new height".

• Xi also praised Cambodia's efforts in cracking down on telecoms and online ⁠fraud, and pledged to work with Cambodia to eradicate what ​he called the "tumour" of such fraud.

• Hun Sen is in China from June 25-27 for an official "goodwill" visit, ‌Beijing said previously.

• China and Cambodia held the first meeting under a "2+2" ‌Strategic Dialogue Mechanism in April, bringing together ⁠their foreign and defence ‌ministers to discuss ​political and security ties.

(Reporting by Ethan Wang and Ryan Woo, editing by Milla ‌Nissi-Prussak)

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