1st batch of China's COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Cambodia
A special plane carrying the first batch of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrived on Sunday.
Workers transfer the China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 7, 2021. A chartered flight carrying the first batch of the China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Cambodia on Sunday, welcomed by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Phnom Penh International Airport. (Photo by Gao Bingnan/Xinhua)
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Pov Sok, an advisor to the Cambodian prime minister, said the vaccines' arrival was another historic milestone in Cambodia-China relations.
"This is a new testament to the unbreakable relations and solidarity between our two countries," he told Xinhua. "Through this emergency aid, I strongly believe that the Sino-Cambodian ties will reach a new high."
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian said Cambodia was one of the first countries to receive vaccine assistance from China and that the donation has clearly reflected China's unwavering commitment to promoting COVID-19 vaccines as global public goods.
"It is hoped that these vaccines can play a positive role in helping Cambodia fight the COVID-19 pandemic," he said during the handover ceremony of the vaccines held at the airport.
Quoting a Cambodian proverb saying "a good friend must help each other in difficult times," Hun Sen said that the donation of the vaccine bolstered the friendship and cooperation between both nations.
Similarly, Namhong said on Sunday that the donation symbolizes the long-lasting ties between China and Cambodia.
