Special report: Premier Wen visits Asia, Europe
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Heads of the six member countries of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), heads from the four observer
countries of SCO, and SCO Secretary-General pose for a group photo in
Dushanbe, Sept. 15, 2006. The fifth SCO prime ministers' meeting held here
on Friday.(Xinhua Photo)
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DUSHANBE,
Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here on Friday that China
planned to double its trade volume with the other member countries of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) by 2010.
After the annual prime ministers meeting of SCO
member countries, held in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe, Wen told reporters that
China had set a goal to increase its turnover with SCO members from the current
40 billion U.S. dollars, up to 80 to 100 billion dollars in the next four years.
Economic cooperation was an important aspect of the
cooperation among SCO members, the Premier said, adding that all the member
states had contributed to the promotion of trade and investment facilitation in
a bid to ensure the steady growth in the areas of economy and trade.
Therefore, "China will increase its exports while
expanding its imports," he said.
Wen added that key areas of cooperation among SCO
members included energy, transportation and telecommunication. China has pledged
to extend export buyer's credit worth 900 million dollars to other SCO members.
A number of large projects using the preferential
credit were underway. All projects would be launched through "open, just and
transparent bidding," he said.
Wen said China was ready to grant further credit and
financial support so as to strengthen the concrete cooperation with all SCO
members and to bring benefits to all.
The SCO, a regional organization founded in June,
2001, now includes China, Russia and four central Asian states -- Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Enditem
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