Cambodia approves China-Cambodia Consular Convention

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodia's government on Friday approved the China-Cambodia Consular Convention aimed to not only improve the two countries' diplomatic ties but also to facilitate the trade flows between the two countries, said the government's release.

"The cabinet meeting agreed and approved a draft agreement on China-Cambodia Consul given gradually increasing of economic, trade, investment and tourism relations between Cambodia and China," said the release.

"This convention is also aimed at protecting the rights and the individual interest of the two peoples," it added.

The government release also said that Cambodia has six consular offices in China.

Cambodia received 2.16 million tourists last year compared with about 2.13 million in 2008, a two percent increase, while 114,894 tourists from China.

China is also the Cambodia's biggest foreign direct investment (FDI), according to the state-run investment agency of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC).

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