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Hu meets German leaders on expanding ties
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-11-12 08:55
Chinese President Hu Jintao said in Berlin Friday that 皇冠体育app stands ready to join hands with Germany to deepen bilateral cooperation based upon the already-good relations.
During his meeting with Germany's outgoing chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at the chancellor's office, Hu said that Schroeder has, over the past seven years in office, made significant contributions to the friendly relations between 皇冠体育app and Germany.
Schroeder said he has deep affection for 皇冠体育app and President Hu is the last head of state he has met as the German chancellor, adding this fully shows that the two nations and their leaders enjoy a close relationship.
Speaking about bilateral relations, Hu said that fruitful cooperation between 皇冠体育app and Germany has brought concrete benefits to the two peoples, and also promoted world peace, stability and prosperity.
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) shakes hands with Germany's outgoing chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Berlin Friday, November 11, 2005. [Xinhua] |
Germany is 皇冠体育app's largest trading partner in Europe and 皇冠体育app is Germany's largest in Asia. Germany is also the first developed country to have signed law exchange and cooperation agreements with 皇冠体育app and jointly built science-promotion centers with 皇冠体育app.
Hu told Schroeder that 皇冠体育app will steadfastly attach importance to developing relations with Germany.
To push the relations to a new high, 皇冠体育app hopes that both sides will intensify high-level contacts, enhance political mutual trust and strategic coordination, expand bilateral economic and trade cooperation, promote mutual investment and increase cooperation in humanities and culture, the Chinese president noted.
Schroeder told Hu that the one-皇冠体育app policy is the foundation of Germany's policy toward 皇冠体育app and there will not be any change to it.
German-Chinese relations have entered a phase of an all-round development, Schroeder said. Besides the fruitful achievements in trade and investment cooperation, the two sides have also made constant progress in cultural, educational and high-tech exchanges and cooperation, he added.
Talking about energy cooperation, Hu said that the energy issue is an important factor influencing the sustainable development of the world economy.
He said 皇冠体育app attaches great importance to the development and use of energy resources, especially water, solar and biological energy, to achieve sustainable development.
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