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Chinese premier, French president meet
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-06 08:50
Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here Monday with French President
Jacques Chirac to exchange views on further promotion of Sino-French
cooperation.
The two leaders spoke highly of Sino-French ties and reached consensus on
further strengthening of bilateral cooperation.
Wen said cooperation between the two countries has deepened in various
sectors. The closeness of bilateral ties is contributing to boosting development
of the two economies and world peace and prosperity as well.
Wen said that sustainable and sound development of Sino-French relations is
due to the strategic perspective and long-term views of the two sides over
bilateral ties, their spirit of independence and tolerance as well as their
advocacy of mutual confidence through dialogue.
The development of Sino-French ties have proved that countries of different
social systems are able to coexist in peace and cooperate well, Wen said.
Both being permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and France
should further strengthen the exchange of high-level dialogue, strengthen
coordination and cooperation in international affairs, jointly defend the United
Nations' authority and deal with the challenge of traditional and
non-traditional security issues.
Wen also said that Sino-French cooperation has vast potential yet to be
tapped in all sectors, with the common hope of boosting mutually beneficial
cooperation in the interests of the two countries to achieve a win-win
situation.
Speaking on the same occasion, Chirac said that France and China share common
views on major international issues and have very fruitful cooperation within
the framework of the United Nations.
He said China is playing an active and important role in international
affairs, which is appreciated and supported by France, Chirac said, noting that
France is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with China in this
respect.
France adopts an active and firm attitude toward cooperation with China in
such fields as economy and trade, science and technology, culture and youth
affairs. The two sides should work to build the future structure of bilateral
relations from a strategic perspective, Chirac noted.
Chirac said France will act to promote the development of relations between
China and the European Union and make continued efforts to settle China's
rational concerns. The French president reaffirmed his country's continued
pursuance of the One-China policy.
Before meeting with Chirac, Wen also met with Speaker of the French National
Parliament, Jean-Louis Debre.
In talks with Debre, Wen said that the development of Sino-French ties is
based on strategic decision of the two countries' leaders.
Wen said that 400 French young people would be invited to China next year and
that exchanges between the parliaments of the two countries will universally
boost friendship between the two peoples.
For his part, Debre said that the French people have a deep affection toward
the Chinese people, with the French longing for the splendid Chinese culture.
He expressed the hope for increasing exchanges between
French youths and their Chinese counterparts and strengthening exchanges between
the legislatures of the two countries.
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