Phnom Penh (FN), Oct. 27 – Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet expressed his deepest condolences over the passing of former Chinese premier Li Keqiang on Friday morning (Oct. 27) in Shanghai, China.

"It is with profound sorrow that I leant of the passing in Shanghai this morning of His Excellency Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th, 18th and 19th central committees of the Communist Party of China and former premier of the State Council. His demise represents the loss of one of the most prominent political figures in the history of the Peoples's Republic of China, who was personally engaged for the stability of his country," according to the letter seen by Fresh News on Friday (Oct. 27).

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