Chinese Vice Premier Wen Jiabao met with President of the World
Bank Group James D. Wolfensohn at the Diaoyutai State Guest House
in Beijing Sunday.
Wolfensohn was here to attend the APEC Finance and Development
Program (AFDP) 2002 Annual Forum held at the Diaoyutai State Guest
House Sunday.
Wen said China and the World Bank have had fruitful cooperation,
and China's economic development has benefited a lot from World
Bank loans. "China is ready to further strengthen cooperation with
the World Bank," he said.
Wen said, the forum, co-sponsored by the Chinese government and the
World Bank, is of great significance and such forum will promote
the capacity building in the financial sector in the Asia-Pacific
region.
Wen said he hoped that the AFDP will be a great success thanks to
the efforts of China and the World Bank, as well as the assistance
from all APEC members.
Wolfensohn spoke highly of China's progress in development and
hoped to expand cooperation with China in all areas and tap new
ways for expanding cooperation. The AFDP forum, he said, set a good
beginning for the two sides to further cooperation in the
future.
(Xinhua News
Agency May 26, 2002)