Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with Belarus President Alexander
Lukashenko and acting Belarus Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko on
Sunday, a day when a number of cooperation agreements were
signed.
The two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations, regional
and international issues and other matters of common concern, a
Foreign Ministry source said.
In a written statement delivered at Minsk airport upon his
arrival, Wen said bilateral cooperation has entered a growth
momentum.
China-Belarus ties have entered a new stage of all-round
development and strategic cooperation, he said. "I hope my visit to
Belarus will help promote bilateral relations further and push
bilateral cooperation to a higher level."
Wen's visit coincides with the 15th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The premier visited Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan and attended the
Sixth Meeting of the Prime Ministers of the Member States of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent
before flying to Minsk.
(Xinhua News Agency November 6, 2007)
