REAM, Cambodia (Kyodo) -- The completion of China-funded facilities at a naval base in Cambodia was celebrated by the two countries Saturday, as Prime Minister Hun Manet affirmed that the facilities can be used by all friendly countries.

The prime minister, who attended a ceremony at Ream Naval Base, made the remarks in the wake of concerns that the Chinese military will establish a presence at the base in southwestern Cambodia.

A Chinese official who attended said the two sides will hold a joint military exercise at the base and elsewhere in the Southeast Asian country later this year.

The completed facilities include a new 650-meter-long deep-water pier, a dry dock with a capacity of 5,000 tons, a warehouse and a number of other buildings.