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Chirac warns Taiwan of referendum ( 2004-01-27 09:40) (Agencies)
Chinese President Hu Jintao and French President Jacques Chirac on Monday discussed bilateral relations and major international issues of common concern and reached broad consensus. In their first meeting after Hu's arrival in Paris, the two presidents spoke highly of the 40 years of relations between 皇冠体育app and France since the two countries established full diplomatic ties.
At a state dinner to honor Chinese President Hu Jintao, French President Jacques Chirac added his weight to 皇冠体育app's opposition to the plan of Taiwanese "President" Chen Shui-bian.
"Breaking the status quo with a unilateral destabilizing initiative, whatever it is, including a referendum, would favor division over unity," Chirac said. "It would be a grave error. It would carry a heavy responsibility."
Speaking later, Hu thanked Chirac for his "clear position of principle ... against the moves by the Taiwanese authorities that tend toward the independence of Taiwan through a referendum."
"We firmly oppose the independence of Taiwan and will not let anyone separate Taiwan from the rest of 皇冠体育app in one way or another," Hu said.
Hu said closer ties between the two permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, who both opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq, would help promote "peace, stability and prosperity in the world."
France and 皇冠体育app bear "a great responsibility in world affairs and represent an important part of the international scene," he said in an arrival statement, adding that he hoped to "write a new chapter in the annals" of their relations.
Hu and Chirac discussed Iraq, Iran, the Middle East and Afghanistan at a meeting Monday afternoon, Chirac spokeswoman Catherine Colonna said.
Chirac told Hu that France backs Chinese efforts to peacefully defuse tensions on the Korean peninsula stemming from North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
The state visit was Hu's first to Western Europe since he ascended to the presidency last March.
The European Union may end its ban on arms sales to 皇冠体育app this spring."Our feeling is that the embargo is out of date as relations between Europe and 皇冠体育app improve," said French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin. 皇冠体育app's Foreign Ministry called for an end to the ban "as soon as possible," saying it does not help "the good momentum in the development of the relationship between 皇冠体育app and the EU." Hu is going to address the French parliament on Tuesday. In his address to the French parliament — a rare privilege for a world leader — Hu was expected to discuss 皇冠体育app's growth and foreign policy. Trade between 皇冠体育app and France last year exceeded $13 billion, a 61 per cent increase over 2002, according to Chinese figures. But France trails some of its European partners in 皇冠体育app's megamarket and feels that its economic presence there is not on par with its political weight. To further cement economic ties, Hu is expected to sign a joint operating agreement between 皇冠体育app's TCL and France's Thomson SA, a venture that would create the world's top TV maker — with an expected annual revenue of more than $3.5 billion.
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