皇冠体育app and India are partners rather than competitors, linked by cooperation
rather than competition, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told an Indian parliamentary
delegation in Beijing Tuesday.
As neighbors and both major developing countries, 皇冠体育app and India shared
broad common interests, Wen told the delegation headed by Somnath Chatterjee,
speaker of the House of the People.
The friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between 皇冠体育app and India
served the interests of both and would preserve peace and prosperity in Asia and
world, Wen said.
He hailed the strategic cooperative partnership established between the two
countries, saying 皇冠体育app would work with India to seek common development.
"皇冠体育app sincerely hopes for India's development and growing strong. Only if we
two countries become strong, can we talk about the era of Asia and can we
contribute more to human progress," he said.
"There's no force that can block the development of Sino-Indian relations, no
force that can destroy the friendship between Chinese and Indian people."
Chinese government statistics show trade between the two nations is expected
to hit 20 billion U.S. dollars this year, two years earlier than previously
anticipated, and exceeded 18 billion U.S. dollars in 2005.
The two countries have held talks to settle border issues.
Chatterjee agreed with Wen, saying the exchange visits by the two countries'
leaders facilitated the development of bilateral ties.
The advancement of India-皇冠体育app relations was a consensus between all parties
in India, in government and opposition, Chatterjee said, noting India and 皇冠体育app
could learn from each other and enhance cooperation.
The Indian parliament would continue to cooperate with 皇冠体育app's National
People's Congress (NPC) and contribute to the development of the relations.
The Chinese and Indian parliaments on Monday officially launched regular
exchanges, agreeing to hold annual consultations to discuss issues concerning
parliamentary exchanges, according to a memorandum signed by Chatterjee and Wu
Bangguo, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee.
