China would work with Cambodia to deepen bilateral cooperation of mutual benefit, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official said in Beijing on Monday.

Liu Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks during a meeting with Sim Ka, member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP).

Liu, also secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, said China regarded Cambodia a good neighbor, good friend, good brother and good partner.

The amities between the two peoples were of long standing, and the two countries enjoyed mutual political trust, economic cooperation of mutual benefits, and close coordination on international and regional issues, he said.

Sim Ka agreed to make efforts to strengthen inter-party ties with the CPC, and said the CPP would like to contribute to the Cambodia-China relations.

Sim Ka began his visit to China on Monday. He is scheduled to visit Xi'an, capital of northwestern China's Shaanxi Province.

(Xinhua News Agency September 8, 2009)