Special: President Hu Attends Financial Summit, APEC Meeting, Visits Four Nations
LIMA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Peru have decided to establish a "strategic partnership" as their increasingly enhanced relationship is at its optimal time, said a China-Peru joint press communique issued here on Wednesday.
The communique was issued as Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Lima for a state visit to Peru and for the Economic Leaders' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum slated for Nov. 22-23.
The communique said the two sides, within the framework of the strategic partnership, will deepen political ties of mutual trust and equality, expand mutually-beneficial, win-win and pragmatic cooperation, promote exchange in various fields and maintain close and friendly cooperation at different levels.
The Peruvian government has reiterated its respect for and recognition of the People's Republic of China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and its adherence to the one-China policy, according to the communique. In return, China has voiced its appreciation for Peru's position.
In addition, the communique said Chinese President Hu and his Peruvian counterpart Alan Garcia have been satisfactory with their bilateral economic and trade ties.
Stressing the complementarity between the two countries' economy and trade and the cooperation potential in this regard, the two leaders pledged joint efforts to optimize commodity structure in bilateral trade and expand cooperation in mining, oil, telecommunications, fishing and infrastructure, the communique said.
Peru is one of China's major trading partners in Latin America, with two-way trade volume totaling 6 billion U.S. dollars in 2007.
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Hu flew into in Lima on Wednesday from Havana after concluding a state visit to Cuba. He will also attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting scheduled for Nov. 22-23 in the Peruvian capital. Full story
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Peru and China have kept a traditional friendly relationship, and Hu's visit will be a good opportunity to boost bilateral relations, Giampietri told Xinhua. Full story
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LIMA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian newspapers Wednesday hailed the upcoming official visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, who was due to arrive in Lima later in the day as the first Chinese president to visit the Latin American country.
National daily La Republica ran a front-page picture of a smiling Hu waving to a crowd, with two huge red Chinese characters "Huan Ying" (welcome) on the top of page. Full story
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This was President Hu's second state visit to the Latin American country since his first in November 2004. Full story
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LIMA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The 20th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting started in the Peruvian capital on Wednesday, to make final preparations for the APEC Leaders' Meeting on the weekend.
The two-day ministerial meeting, held at the National Museum in Lima, will discuss global economic issues, APEC's support for the WTO Doha Round negotiations and the APEC regional economic integration, Peruvian International Trade and Tourism Minister Mercedes Araoz said at the opening session. Full story
