Visiting Chinese President HuJintao said in Mexico City Monday
that he and Mexican President Vicente Fox have reached wide-ranging
consensus on deepening their strategic partnership and expanding
mutually beneficial cooperation.
Addressing the Mexican Senate, President Hu said both President
Fox and he agreed that China-Mexico friendly cooperation enjoys
solid political basis, extensive common interest and broad
development prospects.
Hu also said enriching bilateral strategic partnership serves
the fundamental interests of the two countries and their peoples,
is conducive to promoting South-South cooperation and is
contributive to safeguarding world peace and facilitating common
development.
During Hu's visit, the two countries signed accords on avoiding
double tariff and tax evasion, a protocol on plant quarantine on
Mexican grapes into China and Chinese pears into Mexico.
They also signed a understanding memorandum on the creation of a
Chinese cultural center in Mexico and on cooperation in
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During his speech, Hu raised a three-point proposal to push
forward the bilateral ties.
-- earnestly develop bilateral strategic cooperation in a
favorable way, materialize the agreements reached by the two
countries' leaders and jointly push forward bilateral and
multilateral cooperation. The standing committees concerned should
draft plans of common action as soon as possible to promote the
bilateral strategic cooperation in various fields.
-- actively construct a platform for mutually beneficial
cooperation in economy and trade between the two countries and
implement all signed agreements.
-- foster social foundation for long-term China-Mexico friendly
cooperation, strengthen exchanges at various levels and in various
fields, and further deepen mutual understanding and friendship
between the two peoples.
China and Mexico set up diplomatic ties in 1972 and formed
strategic partnership in December 2003.
President Hu arrived in Mexico from Canada on Sunday for a
three-day visit.
(Xinhua News Agency September 13, 2005)
