China and South Korea should further strengthen cooperation in various fields, so as to promote the bilateral relations, scholars and officials from the two countries said.

 

In the 11th meeting of the Sino-South Korean Forum for Future held in Wuxi of East China's Jiangsu Province, more than 40 scholars, diplomats and governmental officials from China and South Korea call for the two countries to strengthen cooperation in such areas as politics, economy and culture, noting the smooth development of bilateral relations will also help the development in Northeastern Asia.

 

Yang Wenchang, president of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) addressed the forum that China and South Korea have established an all-round partnership of cooperation with joint efforts. The development of bilateral relations has been proved to be reciprocal to both sides since the establishment of diplomatic ties 14 years ago.

 

Yang called on enhancing mutual trust and cooperation and maintaining regional peace and development.

 

Representatives from the two sides also exchanged views on such topics as the situation in Northeastern Asia, China-South Korea economic cooperation, and the role culture plays in building a harmonious society and international exchanges.

 

The forum, jointly hosted by the CPIFA and the Korean Foundation of South Korea annually, is a major activity to boost people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. The 11th meeting lasted for two days and was concluded on Sunday.

 

(Xinhua News Agency July 3, 2006)