China Hands Over US$150m Stadium to Cambodia & Signs Six New Cooperation Agreements

China has officially handed over the US$150 million Morodok Techo Stadium to Cambodia and signed six new agreements providing Cambodia with over US$270 million more in financial assistance.

The two ceremonies were presided over by Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi on Sunday 12 September.

With construction beginning in April 2017, Morodok Techo Stadium has been built on 16 hectares of land under a US$150 million grant aid from China. The construction marked 100% completion on 31 August and is ready to accommodate up to 60,000 spectators during the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.

Meanwhile, the six agreements signed between the two nations include:

1. Hand-over note on humanitarian materials on mine clearance

2. Cooperation agreement on support partnered hospitals between National Health Committee of China and Ministry of Health of Cambodia

3. Hand-over note on materials for fighting against epidemic between Cambodia and China

4. Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement on grant aid of US$270 million

5. Hand-over note of US$2.5 million to Cambodian government for mine and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia

6. Agreement on cooperation project of Mekong-Lancang Foundation

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