On January 17th, President Li Xiaolin met with the delegation of Cambodia Hefei Friendship Association (CHFA) led by President Ouk Socheth in Beijing.

President Li extended a warm welcome to President Ouk. She said that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cambodia. She hoped that the two sides will strengthen their ties and continue to promote result-oriented cooperation and lay a solid foundation for public support between our two countries at nongovernmental and local government level under the "Belt and Road" framework .

President Ouk extended appreciation to President Li for her time among the heavy schedule. He elaborated on projects to be conducted with CPAFFC in the near future so as to deepen the exchanges in fields of education, culture, economy and trade between Cambodia and China. In particular, Ouk said that to celebrate the 60th anniversary, CHFA would hold a celebration activity in Cambodia in the first half of this year. He would be more than happy to invite President Li to lead a delegation to visit Cambodia and attend the activity. President Li thanked him for the invitation.