Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao said that China is confident of building on
Sino-Czech relations.
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Wen said this during a meeting with Czech Prime Minister Jiri
Paroubek in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday
afternoon.
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Wen expressed the belief that as long as the two countries proceed
from a long-term relations point of view and join efforts to
develop bilateral relations, they will surely achieve greater and
quicker progress in this regard.
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He also expressed the wish that the two countries should maintain
the current momentum of high-level visits, encourage their own
companies to have direct contact and expand mutually beneficial
cooperation in such fields as trade, investment and environmental
protection. The two countries should strengthen exchanges in
culture and other areas so as to deepen mutual understanding and
friendship, Wen added.
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Paroubek said the Czech Republic is ready to strengthen high-level
communications with China and continue to expand cooperation with
China in areas of trade, economy, investment, power, and automobile
manufacturing. He said his country also wishes to enhance bilateral
exchanges with China on culture and sports.
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Wen also expressed his appreciation for the Czech government's
adherence to the one-China policy and its opposition to "Taiwan
independence".
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Paroubek said the Czech government holds a clear-cut stance on the
Taiwan issue. It has always regarded the Taiwan issue as part of
China's internal affairs.
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Wen said Sino-Czech relations have had sound momentum over the past
few years. Czech President Vaclav Klaus' visit to China last year
and Paroubek's current visit have shown that the Czech Republic
places importance on developing relations with China. The visits
have deepened political trust between the two countries.
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Paroubek arrived in Beijing on Saturday as a guest of Premier Wen.
During his visit, he met with Chinese President Hu Jintao
and top legislator Wu
Bangguo.
(Xinhua News Agency June 29, 2005)