Vice Premier Hui Liangyu met in Beijing Thursday with visiting
minister of agriculture Chuck Strahl, pledging to continue to
promote bilateral cooperation in agriculture.
Hui said China and Canada have made remarkable achievements in
agricultural sector in recent years.
"I have seen the bilateral trade of agricultural products boom
and the technological cooperation in the field strengthened, which
have effectively promoted agricultural cooperation and bilateral
relations," Hui said.
The Vice Premier also said the agricultural industries in China
and Canada have their own characteristics and advantages, and share
many things in common.
"The Chinese government values and supports bilateral exchanges
and cooperation in the agricultural sector and hopes the two sides
will further improve the mechanism and expand cooperation", Hui
said.
Strahl arrived here at the invitation of Chinese Ministry of
Agriculture.
(Xinhua News Agency October 13, 2006)
