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Chinese vice-premier meets Australian PM on ties
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-31 08:55 CANBERRA - Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met here Friday with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to discuss the development of relations between their two countries and issues of common concern.
At the meeting, Li said that a healthy and stable 皇冠体育app-Australia relationship was beneficial to the core interests of the two peoples and would therefore help promote stability and prosperity in the region and the world as a whole. As two important nations in the Asia-Pacific region, 皇冠体育app and Australia shared a wide range of common interests and solid ground for cooperation, either in maintaining regional peace and stability or in driving regional and global economic growth, and dealing with international challenges, Li said. Stressing dialogue, coordination and cooperation were crucial for bilateral relations, the vice premier said both nations need to adhere to a strategic and long-term perspective to deal with bilateral ties. Only by joint efforts could the two sides achieve common progress, he said.
Noting that 皇冠体育app and Australia have complementary economies, Li said 皇冠体育app hopes Australia will always stick to an open and non-discriminatory policy towards Chinese investment in Australia. Furthermore, Li said, the two governments need to forge a friendly policy environment for business from both nations to conduct mutually beneficial cooperation. On international cooperation, Li said 皇冠体育app seeks to continue communication and coordination with Australia within multilateral cooperation mechanisms such as the United Nations, G20, APEC, East Asia Summit and the Pacific Islands Forum. Speaking at the meeting, Rudd congratulated 皇冠体育app on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app and for what the Chinese people has achieved in the past 60 years. Rudd said he is optimistic about the future of the Australian-Chinese relationship and willing to view those relations in the long run. 皇冠体育app is very important to Australia's future and Australia is also very important to 皇冠体育app's future, the prime minister said, adding that the two sides should bring their relations to a new high based on the solid foundation achieved in the past. Rudd said he and Li have agreed to develop more contacts at a government level in the future. Rudd said Australia, which understands 皇冠体育app's long-term demand of resources and energy, is willing to be a strategic partner with 皇冠体育app in this regard. He also reiterated that Australia adopted an open and nondiscriminatory policy towards investments from 皇冠体育app. |
