Ukrainian Ambassador in China Sergei Alekseevich Kamyshev said
recently that China is taking a path of peaceful development, which
will pose no threat to the world, and he hopes the two countries to
strengthen technological cooperation.
Making the remarks in an exclusive interview with Xinhua,
Kamyshev said
China and Ukraine enjoy smooth cooperation in such areas as
politics, economy, culture and technology in recent years. The two
countries maintain close contacts of high level and develop a
stable political relationship.
The government change of Ukraine didn't retard but promote the
development of bilateral relations, and bilateral trade last year
registered a record-high volume of US$3 billion.
The Ukrainian government believes that the two countries will
score new development in political, economic and cultural areas in
the new year, as well as new growth in bilateral trade, Kamyshev
noted.
China is paying more and more attention to the role of high and
new technology in its development, and the Chinese leaders put
forward the concept of scientific development, he said, adding that
Ukraine, with some advantages in science and technology, has a
great potential in cooperation with China in science and
technology, especially in aerospace and peaceful utilization of
atomic energy.
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Kamyshev said Ukraine is helping the Ukrainian companies
participate in the construction of Chinese nuclear power plants.
The two countries can strengthen cooperation in this regard since
Ukraine has abundant experience in nuclear power plants building
and world-level nuclear power technology including the technology
to build turbines.
A seminar on China-Ukraine nuclear power cooperation will be
held in the Ukrainian embassy in April this year, according to the
ambassador, which will attract scientists and businessmen of both
countries. The embassy also plans to hold four to five seminars on
how to strengthen China-Ukraine cooperation in such areas as
metallurgy, oil and gas exploration, investment and infrastructure
construction.
Kamyshev hopes China to invest more in Ukraine, and invites
Chinese companies to join the oil and gas exploration in the Black
Sea and the Sea of Azov, and to participate in the bid of oil and
gas exploration programs in these areas.
Kamyshev also hopes China and Ukraine to cooperate in education
and tourism. There are more than ten thousand overseas Chinese
students in Ukraine. He said Ukraine welcomes more Chinese to study
in Ukraine, and hopes to sign the agreement promoting Chinese group
traveling in Ukraine as early as possible.
As for the so-called "China threat", Kamyshev said he thought
the name of "peaceful development" is more suitable. China is not
developing its economy at any costs, but focusing more on the
quality of growth with highly attention on the protection of
environment and social security.
China is taking a right way and a peaceful path, whose
development will impose no threat to the world, Kamyshev
stressed.
(Xinhua News Agency February 13, 2006)
