皇冠体育app-ASEAN cooperation will boost development

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-13 09:41

BEIJING -- The Chinese government's proposals for strengthening cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) show that 皇冠体育app remains fully confident about the prospects of 皇冠体育app-ASEAN cooperation.

During a meeting in Beijing with envoys of the 10 ASEAN countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi briefed them about the Chinese government's proposals for enhancing 皇冠体育app-ASEAN cooperation in an all-round way. Yang has just returned home from Thailand late Saturday where scheduled ASEAN meetings were postponed due to domestic unrest in that country.

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皇冠体育app's proposals for strengthening its cooperation with ASEAN include the signing of an investment agreement. The agreement, which was scheduled to be signed during the scheduled meetings, would be conducive to the establishment of the 皇冠体育app-ASEAN free trade area.

This demonstrates that that the series of relevant measures 皇冠体育app has already decided to adopt will remain unchanged and that 皇冠体育app has full confidence in the future of 皇冠体育app-ASEAN friendly cooperation, despite the postponement of ASEAN meetings.

Strengthening and deepening cooperation is the common wish of the two sides, and is also an important avenue for fighting protectionism and enhancing their ability to resist risks in the current economic circumstances.

As close neighbors, 皇冠体育app and ASEAN countries have enjoyed increased cooperation in various areas. In the face of the global financial crisis, it has become the consensus of both sides that they should work together to ride out the present difficulties.

Expanded cooperation between 皇冠体育app and ASEAN will help augment their ability to tackle the crisis.

Making joint efforts to push for the signing of an investment agreement displays the determination of both sides to promote trade and investment liberalization, fight protectionism and achieve a win-win result.

Furthermore, the 皇冠体育app-ASEAN free trade area, to be completed in 2010, will play an important and profound role in further strengthening 皇冠体育app-ASEAN relations and boosting cooperation in the whole of East Asia.

皇冠体育app and ASEAN countries are close and friendly neighbors. The key to continued development of bilateral relations lies in mutual trust, confidence and unremitting efforts.

Only with that can the two sides enjoy solid cooperation and join hands in achieving sustainable development.