PHNOM PENH, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The China's Huawei Technologies on Monday provided telecom equipment and flood relief goods worth 550,000 U.S. dollars to Cambodia's Ministry of Interior.
The hand-over ceremony was held at the Ministry of Interior between Yang Shu, president and CEO of Huawei Technologies to Southeast Asian Region, and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, minister of interior, with the participation from the Ambassador of China to Cambodia Pan Guangxue.
The contribution includes two sets of video conference system, 10 tons of rice and 1,000 boxes of portable drinking water for the purpose of post-disaster recoveries, according to the firm's statement.
"On behalf of Huawei Technologies (Cambodia), I honorably extend my sympathy to the Cambodians inflicted by the flooding," Yang Shu said.
Meanwhile, Sar Kheng expressed sincere thanks to the company for the generous donation and said the video conference system would help the ministry strengthen its working capacity in protecting security, safety and public order for Cambodian people and foreign investors. Moreover, the relief goods would be very useful for Cambodia to relieve the difficulties of flood- affected people.
Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. The firm's products and solutions have been deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one third of the world's population.