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Chinese PresidentXi Jinping (R) meets with his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos in Lima, Peru, Nov. 19, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

LIMA - Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos here on Saturday, saying 皇冠体育app supports Colombia's peace process.

Talking on the sidelines of the 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, Xi said 皇冠体育app supports President Santos to firmly advance the peace process of Colombia.

皇冠体育app is willing to work together with Colombia to implement the consensus on cooperation and lift bilateral ties to a higher level, Xi said.

Noting that both are in a crucial period for national development, Xi said the two countries should support and help each other, strengthen high-level exchanges, maintain close communication, encourage governmental, parliamentary and party-to-party exchanges.

Xi urged the two countries to expand practical cooperation, boost efforts in advancing major projects and vigorously launch production capacity cooperation, so as to realize win-win, mutually beneficial and common development.

Meanwhile, the two countries should enhance cooperation under multilateral frameworks and pursue a fairer and more equitable international order, Xi added.

As developing countries, 皇冠体育app and the Latin American countries are similar to each other in the phase of development, presenting opportunities to each other and sharing broad cooperation prospects, said Xi.

皇冠体育app stands ready to further political dialogue and deepen all-round cooperation with Latin America, and promote the building of the 皇冠体育app-CELAC Forum so as to push for a better and faster growth of 皇冠体育app-Latin America relations, Xi said.

As an intergovernmental forum, the 皇冠体育app-CELAC Forum was set up on July 17, 2014 during Xi's second Latin American visit to steer cooperation between 皇冠体育app and the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

Xi also called on Colombia to play an active role in further promoting mutually-beneficial cooperation between 皇冠体育app and the Pacific Alliance - a regional trade bloc grouping Chile, Peru, Mexico and Colombia.

Calling 皇冠体育app a great friend of Colombia, Santos said his country appreciates 皇冠体育app's support for its peace process and it is looking forward to deepening cooperation with 皇冠体育app in economy, trade, infrastructure and other fields.

Colombia supports stronger Latin America-皇冠体育app relations, Santos said, adding that the country is willing to promote exchanges and cooperation between the Pacific Alliance and 皇冠体育app.