PHNOM PENH, June 15 (Bernama) -- The hospital ship USNS Mercy and Japanese destroyer Kunisaki arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday to cooperate with the Royal Government on medical construction and engineering projects as a part of Pacific Partnership 2010, according to U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh.
The two hospital ships paid the courtesy visit at the invitition of the Cambodian government, reported China's Xinhua news agency.
In a statement released by the Embassy, it said that the Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors aimed at strengthening regional partnerships and increasing interoperability with host nations, partner nations, U.S. interagency groups, and international humanitarian and relief organisations.
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