BRASILIA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Brazil will boost their strategic partnership and strengthen cooperation in various fields, said a joint press communique issued during Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's visit to the country.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, Jan. 19, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhang Chuanqi) Photo Gallery>>>

    The communique said that during his three-day visit in Brazil which began on Sunday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with Yang and confirmed his willingness to visit China and reiterated his request for Chinese President Hu Jintao to visit Brazil.

    Lula also invited Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to visit his country this year.

    Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim also held talks with Yang.

    The two reviewed and spoke highly of the development of the Sino-Brazilian relations in recent years.

    They agreed that maintaining close high-level contacts and exchanges of visits is of great significance for the promotion of bilateral strategic partnership.

    They also agreed to hold the second session of the Sino-Brazilian Coordination and Cooperation Commission in Brasilia at appropriate time this year.

    They vowed to further the healthy and stable development of bilateral economic and trade ties, expand and diversify bilateral trade, encourage and facilitate mutual investment and promote pragmatic cooperation, so as to continuously inject fresh vitality into the development of their relations.

    China and Brazil share similar views on a large number of important international and regional affairs, the communique said.

    Yang and Amorim expressed their willingness to further enhance strategic dialogue and maintain close coordination and cooperation on such issues as the global financial crisis, the reform of international financial system, reform of the United Nations, the resumption of the Doha Round of trade talks, and promotion of cooperation among developing nations, it added.

    On the situation in Gaza, the communique said China and Brazil welcome the ceasefire announced by both parties to the conflict, and stressed that the UN Security Council Resolution 1860 should be fully implemented.

    Yang will leave Brazil Tuesday morning for Portugal, the last stop of his six-nation tour that has already taken him to Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi and South Africa.

China, Brazil pledge to strengthen strategic partnership

     BRASILIA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Brazil should make concerted efforts to boost the all-around and in-depth development of their strategic partnership, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Monday.

    Sino-Brazilian relations have made great headway in recent years thanks to the joint efforts from both sides, Yang, who arrived here Sunday for a three-day visit, said at a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Full Story