Cambodia donates $100,000 to China for quake relief
May 15, 2008
The Cambodian government on Thursday donated 100,000 U.S. dollars for
the relief to the earthquake victims in China.
On behalf of the Cambodian government, Hor Namhong, Minister of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, handed over the
donation to Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jinfeng, along with a letter of
condolence from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to Chinese Premier
Wen Jiabao.
"I feel extremely saddened that your country has suffered the loss of
thousands of lives, injuries and extensive damages due to the powerful
earthquake in Sichuan province, central part of China," Hun Sen wrote
in the letter dated May 14.
"On behalf of the Royal Government and people of Cambodia, may I
convey to Your Excellency and the People of China, particularly the
victims and members of the bereaved families my deepest sympathy and
profound condolences for the tragic loss and great suffering brought
about by this natural disaster," he wrote.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Cambodian Red Cross donated 10,000 U.S.
dollars through the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh to the Red Cross
Society of China to facilitate its humanitarian activities for the
earthquake-affected areas.
A 7.8-magnitude quake rocked Wenchuan county, 159 km northwest of the
southwest Sichuan province's capital of Chengdu, at 14:28 (0628 GMT)
on Monday, killing thousands of people in eight affected provinces.
Source: Xinhua
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