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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R front) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after they jointly sign relevant documents in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 14£¬2008.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>> |
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signed a document here on Monday
listing the two nations' "shared vision" for the 21st century and the tasks
needing completion.
In the document, the two countries agreed to
strengthen communications of senior officials, to arrange for mutual visit of
foreign ministers, and to hold the fourth strategic dialogue.
They also planned to expand mutual investment and
strengthen cooperation in energy, science and environmental protection. Regional
trade talks between the two would be launched at an appropriate time and the
target set for the 2010 bilateral trade volume was raised to 60 billion U.S.
dollars from 40 billion U.S. dollars.
A Sino-Indian fund was planned to improve cultural
communications, to organize a mutual visit program between young people, and to
prepare for the "India Festival" and the "China Festival" in 2010.
The document aimed to strengthen military exchanges
between the two countries, and planned to hold the second joint anti-terrorist
training at an appropriate time. It said China and India would step up
cooperation in international and regional affairs in order to tackle
conventional and unconventional security threats.
Wen said the document would become another key
document that outlined mutual relationship development and marked an important
step in improving China-India relations.
Singh noted the relationship between the two largest
developing countries had global significance. Not only were they neighbors and
friends, but also partners.
He reiterated India would adhere to the one-China policy and would not support the separatist activities of "Taiwan independence" or Taiwan authorities' efforts at referendum on Taiwan's U.N. membership.