The Chinese government attaches great importance to its
relations with Brazil and the consolidation and deepening of the
bilateral strategic partnership are in the fundamental interests of
the people of both countries, said Vice Premier Wu Yi on
Friday.
To develop a strategic partnership based on mutual trust,
equality and reciprocity is also beneficial to the cooperation
between developing countries, said Wu, hosting the first meeting of
the China-Brazil High-level Coordination and Cooperation Committee
with visiting Brazilian Vice President Jose Alencar.
China and Brazil have enjoyed an all-round growth of bilateral
relations since the forging of diplomatic ties 32 years ago and the
establishment of strategic partnership in 1993, and have achieved
abundant results in cooperation in such fields as politics,
economy, technology and culture, she acknowledged.
Alencar said China and Brazil share common points in many fields
and Brazil hopes to further expand its cooperation with China. To
strengthen cooperation between the two developing countries will be
conducive to world prosperity and stability.
Both sides agreed that the two countries, as the largest
developing countries in Asia and Latin America respectively, have a
strong vitality in bilateral relations. The establishment of the
coordination and cooperation committee embodies new strides made in
the growth of the bilateral strategic partnership, and will help
enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields and promote common
development.
Both sides decided to set the six existing cooperation
mechanisms of politics, trade, technology, aerospace, culture and
agriculture to be sub-committees. Officials leading the six
sub-committees made reports on their work, and proposed working
plans for 2006 and 2007.
Both sides also decided to carry out cooperation in such fields
as politics, economy, trade, technology, aviation and aerospace,
agriculture, culture, energy and education, and to continue
reinforce and deepen China-Brazil strategic partnership and promote
bilateral reciprocal cooperation.
Wu signed with Alencar a summary of the meeting. Relevant
departments from both sides also signed a series of memorandums on
bilateral cooperation.
(Xinhua News Agency March 24, 2006)
