BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said here Saturday China's organizing work for the third International Conference of Asian Political Parties was "very excellent and successful."

  Hun Sen, also vice president of the Cambodian People's Party who is here to attend the conference, spoke highly of the topics designed for the three-day conference which started here Friday, saying the three well-chosen topics were oriented to both reality and ideal.

  The parties attending the conference may be ruling parties, opposition parties or parties of other kind. They are all interested in such topics as regional security and multilateral cooperation, economic development and social progress, he said.

  Hun Sen also highly valued the relations between Cambodia and China. He said the solid Cambodian-Chinese friendship, created by the older generation of leaders of the two countries, is treasured and carried forward by the new generation of leadership currently 
in power.

  In the economic field, Hun Sen suggested the two countries strengthen cooperation in agriculture, labor-intensive industries,tourism and resources development.

  Bilateral cooperation will benefit both sides as China has capital and technology while Cambodia boasts rich natural resources, he said.

  As far as trade is concerned, the two countries have agreed to try to hit the goal of 500 million US dollars by 2005, said Hun Sen. 

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