皇冠体育app

BEIJING - Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli on Wednesday stressed the important role of environmental protection in 皇冠体育app's development.

"皇冠体育app will promote the ideal that protecting and improving the environment is protecting and improving productivity and green, recycable and low-carbon development," Zhang said in a meeting with foreign members of 皇冠体育app Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development(CCIED).

The CCIED started its three-day annual general meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, with the theme of "environment and society for green development."

As the biggest developing country in the world, 皇冠体育app has placed great importance on the relation between environment and development, setting ?resource conservation and environmental protection as basic state policy, Zhang said.

Zhang underscored the important role of systems in protecting ecological environment.

He said the recent plenum of the Communist Party of 皇冠体育app has mapped out how to deepen reform in ecological matters.

皇冠体育app will build a complete ecological society and improve the property system and management system of natural resources and assets, among other measures, Zhang said.

Zhang reviewed the positive role of CCIED in promoting 皇冠体育app's economic and social development and environmental protection since its inception in 1992.

As CCIED's new chair, Zhang said he would like to work with other council members to contribute to the sustainable development of the human race.

Peter Kent, former environment minister of Canada, said 皇冠体育app's efforts and accomplishments in building an ecological society are impressive.

As vice executive chair of CCIED, Peter said he will continue to offer advice and perspective on 皇冠体育app's environmental protection.