ĦĦĦĦBEIJING, July 7 (Xinhuanet) -- The establishment and development of an
all-round cooperative partnership between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
will push forward bilateral good-neighborly friendship, said Chinese President
Hu Jintao here Monday.
ĦĦĦĦHu made the remarks in talks with visiting ROK President Roh Moo-hyun who
arrived Monday on a four-day state visit to China as Hu's guest.
ĦĦĦĦThe two presidents exchanged in-depth views on bilateral relations and
international and regional issues of common concern, and reached wide-ranging
consensus.
ĦĦĦĦHu pointed to the substantial development of bilateral relations since they
forged diplomatic ties, the benefits to the two peoples brought about by
cooperation, and the important contributions made by the two sides to regional
peace, stability and development.
ĦĦĦĦHe characterized the development of Sino-ROK relations as "rapid growth,
remarkable achievements, vast potential and broad prospects".
ĦĦĦĦHu suggested the two countries strengthen high-level exchanges and increase
dialogue and exchanges at various levels; advance bilateral cooperation in such
fields as economics, trade, science,technology, communications, energy and
finance, and strive to increase their annual trade volume to 100 billion US
dollars in five years; and expand bilateral exchanges and cooperation in
culture, education, media and youth.
ĦĦĦĦThe two countries should also strengthen coordination and cooperation in
regional and international affairs to promote regional and world peace and
development, and they should address promptly and properly bilateral issues and
jointly safeguard their friendship, said Hu.
ĦĦĦĦRoh said bilateral relations had made rapid and all-round development since
the two countries established diplomatic ties 11years ago, and the two countries
had made encouraging achievements in exchanges and cooperation in various
fields.
ĦĦĦĦRoh said the steady development of bilateral relations conformed to the
interests of the two countries and was conducive to regional peace and
stability.
ĦĦĦĦThe ROK hoped to enhance exchanges with China, especially bilateral
high-level visits and youth exchanges, noted Roh.
ĦĦĦĦBesides, the ROK looked forward to strengthening bilateral economic and
trade relations, and promoting bilateral cooperation in such fields as culture,
education and society in a bid to establish bilateral an all-round cooperative
partnership, Roh said. Enditem
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