Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ashgabat Sunday with
Turkmenistan's Majlis (Assembly) Chairman Akdzha Nurberdyeva on
bilateral ties and cooperation.
Premier Wen Jiabao
meets with Akdzha Nurberdyeva, chairman of the Turkmen Assembly, in
Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan, Nov. 4, 2007.
Wen said Sino-Turkmen relations are developing steadily and
cooperation in various fields have achieved remarkable
accomplishments.
Wen said that both sides are satisfied with the ongoing
development of bilateral relations and are confident about their
cooperation in the future. The two countries have agreed to attach
greater importance to bilateral relations and continue to broaden
exchanges and cooperation in political, economic, humanity and
other fields by improving mechanism and planning on the basis of
mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, the Chinese premier
added.
Noting that legislative bodies play a vital role in promoting
friendship between peoples, Wen expressed hope that the national
legislatures of the two countries will further their cooperation in
a bid to promote the long-term steady development of relations
between the two countries.
On her part, Nurberdyeva said both Turkmenistan and China are
committed to boosting economic development and improving people's
welfare, and the sustained growth of bilateral ties and the
ever-closer cooperation between the two countries will bring
tremendous benefit to the two peoples.
The Turkmen assembly will strengthen its exchanges with China's
National People's Congress and make greater contribution to the
development of bilateral relations, she added.
Invited by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Wen
arrived in Ashgabat on Saturday for an official visit, which
coincides with the 15th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the two nations.
It was the second leg of Wen's four-nation trip which has taken
him to Uzbekistan. He is also scheduled to visit Belarus and
Russia.
(Xinhua News Agency November 5, 2007)
