The good-neighborly and trusty partnership of China and Mongolia
has entered a new stage of all-facet development, Chinese President
Hu Jintao said in Shanghai Friday.
"The reason behind the sound development of China-Mongolia
relationship is that both sides put bilateral ties on an important
position in their foreign relations," Hu said in his meeting with
Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar, who on Thursday attended
the 2006 summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in
which Mongolia holds observer status.
China and Mongolia respect the other's independence, sovereignty
and territorial integrity, respect the other's road of development,
properly handle the other's concerns, and exert joint efforts in
reciprocal cooperation and common development, Hu said.
"China and Mongolia are good friends, partners and neighbors
alike," Hu said. "Cooperation and development should be a major
theme in bilateral relations in a period to come," the Chinese
president said.
He proposed that the two countries enhance mutual understanding
and trust, increase exchanges between parliaments, political
parties and governments, and strengthen economic and trade
cooperation, especially in resources exploration and infrastructure
construction.
China is making preparations for setting up a cultural center in
Mongolia and is ready to expand the exchanges among the young
people of the two countries. And the two countries can cooperate
better in tourism, sandstorm control and space technology, Hu
said.
He also said that China and Mongolia should step up coordination
and cooperation in international and regional affairs so as to
bolster regional and global peace and development.
Enkhbayar noted that trade volume of Mongolia and China has been
increasing in the past years, and their cooperation in energy and
education has been making new progress. In addition, they have
close communication within the SCO.
Mongolia values Mongolia-China relations and is ready to make
joint efforts with China to push forward their mutually beneficial
cooperation in politics, economy and trade, investment, energy and
tourism, Enkhbayar said.
(Xinhua News Agency June 16, 2006)
