PHNOM PENH, March 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. altogether provided 5.6 million U.S. dollars of aid to Cambodia in 2008, Chinese-language newspaper the Jian Hua Daily on Wednesday quoted a senior official as saying.
The amount of U.S. aid for Cambodia in 2009 has been decided yet, but it is expected to be no less than that in 2008, said visiting U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Scott Marciel here on Tuesday, after meeting officials of the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
The U.S. aid will focus on the fields of economy, trade and health, he said.
U.S. attaches much importance to its cooperative ties with ASEAN and will keeping on giving aid to Cambodia, despite the current global financial crisis.
While trying to cope well with its own issues, U.S. will also help other countries in the world, including Cambodia, he added.
| Editor: Xiong Tong |
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