Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing held talks with
his Bahamas counterpart Fred Mitchell on Saturday in Nassau,
capital of the Bahamas.
During the talks, Li and Mitchell, also minister of public
service, said that the two sides would take active measures to
fulfill the agreement reached by the leaders of the two nations,
and deepen mutual understanding and trust.
Meanwhile, China and the Bahamas would also expand cooperation
in such fields as economy, trade, investment, tourism,
transportation, finance and human resources development, strengthen
coordination and cooperation in the international affairs and
promote the development of China's relations with Bahamas and
Caribbean countries, they said.
Mitchell said the Bahamas will continue to adhere to the
one-China policy and support China's cause of peaceful
reunification.
Li appreciated the stance of the Bahamas government on this
issue.
Li kicked off an official visit to six Latin American and Middle
East nations on Wednesday, which includes Mexico, the Bahamas,
Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
(Xinhua News Agency May 22, 2006)
