Premier Wen Jiabao said in Singapore on Monday China and Vietnam
are major partners for cooperation and pledged China's efforts to
further strengthen ties with Vietnam.
China is willing to promote bilateral relations with Vietnam,
guided by the principles of long-term stability, orientation toward
future, good neighborliness and all-round cooperation, Wen said
while meeting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
The economic and trade relations between the two countries have
been developing smoothly, Wen said. China and Vietnam should
explore possibilities for cooperation projects in two economic
corridors and one economic belt in the region, he said.
The two corridors link southwestern China and Vietnam and the
economic belt is located around the Beibu Bay.
The two countries should also promote cooperation in industry,
infrastructures and energy, Wen added.
On territorial issues, Wen expressed hope that the two sides
will speed up the demarcation of terrestrial border and solve the
South China Sea issue under the principle of joint exploitation
while putting aside the differences.
Dung said Vietnam and China have witnessed comprehensive growth
of bilateral ties in recent years with frequent high-level
exchanges and fruitful economic and trade cooperation.
Vietnam agreed with China on furthering bilateral relations and
hoped to boost infrastructure in the two economic corridors and the
economic belt, Dung said.
Vietnam is ready to develop bilateral cooperation on platforms
such as the annual fair between China and the Association of the
Southeast Asian Nations, he added.
Vietnam will work with China to complete the demarcation of
terrestrial border in 2008 as scheduled and solve the maritime
issue through consultation, Dung said.
(Xinhua News Agency November 19, 2007)
