China Seeks Long-term Forestry Cooperation with Cambodia

During the meeting with Cambodian agriculture minister Chan Sarun on 30 July 2012, Zhang Jianlong, visiting Chinese Deputy Minister of Forests, Mines and Lands, hoped that cooperation on forestry sector with Cambodia would be more broadened in the future to ensure the existence of actual and long-running activity implementation. “Cambodia has lots of experiences in forest plantation and protection with favorable result plus good policy, and China would learn these from Cambodia.”, added the Deputy Minister. For his part, Minister Chan Sarun indicated Chinese vice minister’s visit offered an invaluable opportunity for Cambodian officials to learn about China’s new technology and proposed the Chinese side to support, provide study opportunity, exchange experiences and visits, and train Cambodian officials coupled with other requests such as assistance in combating illegal transportation of wild animals and wood and so forth. (Rasmei Kam.)