China will actively conduct concrete cooperation with the South
Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in the spirit of
reciprocity and common prosperity, said State Councilor Tang
Jiaxuan in Beijing on Monday.
Tang told visiting Bangladeshi Minister of Foreign Affairs M.
Morshed Khan that China, as a friendly neighbor, attaches great
importance to cooperation with the SAARC.
Khan said that Bangladesh welcomes China to become an observer
of the SAARC and hopes to carry out effective cooperation with
China in this regard.
Tang also said China will, as always, work with Bangladesh to
promote the all-round partnership of cooperation between the two
countries.
Khan said the Bangladeshi government will stick to the one-China
policy and continue to make joint efforts with China to promote
bilateral relations.
Invited by Foreign minister Li Zhaoxing, Khan is in a three-day
official visit to China from June 5 to 7.
(Xinhua News Agency June 6, 2006)
