皇冠体育app to cement good-neighborly ties with Nepal

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-11 15:46

BEIJING: 皇冠体育app will work together with Nepal to upgrade bilateral good-neighborly relations based on the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence, said Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday.

Li told visiting Nepali Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala that 皇冠体育app would further cooperation with Nepal on trade, agriculture, personnel exchanges and tourism.

Expressing appreciation for Nepal's support of 皇冠体育app on the Tibet issue, Li said 皇冠体育app had always handled the relations with Nepal "from a strategic and long-term perspective."

皇冠体育app-Nepal relations had developed smoothly since the two countries forged diplomatic ties half a century ago, no matter what changes had taken place in the international arena, Li said.

They had supported each other politically, and maintained sound cooperation in trade and in dealing with the international affairs, Li added.

Sujata said Nepal and 皇冠体育app had long shared mutual respect and equal treatment. Their relations were time-tested and a good example for friendly co-existence between big and small countries.

She said Nepal adhered to one-皇冠体育app policy, and would not allow any force to use Nepal's territory to take anti-皇冠体育app act.

Sujata is paying an official visit to 皇冠体育app from September 8 to 13, at the invitation of her Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.