Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) meets with Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Nov. 20, 2011. [Xinhua]

Cementing cooperative relations of good-neighborliness with Brunei

Yang said Brunei is a friendly neighbor of China and both countries share a long history of friendship. China-Brunei relations have developed smoothly and yielded fruitful results since the two countries established diplomatic relations 20 years ago, he added.

Yang said Wen met with Bruneian Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and other royal members, exchanged views on deepening bilateral friendly cooperation in all fields and other common concerns, and outlined the future of China-Brunei relations.

Wen's visit intensified good-neighborliness between the two countries and improved bilateral pragmatic cooperation in all areas, Yang said.

Wen highly hailed the significant results achieved in bilateral cooperation and said under the principles of mutual respect, equality and friendship, China-Brunei relations were constantly injected impetus and vitality and both sides have contributed to facilitating regional peace, stability and prosperity.

As to the future of bilateral ties, Wen said China is willing to maintain high-level communication with Brunei, enhance political mutual trust, intensify cooperation in trade and investment and push forward bilateral relations to achieve new developments. Both sides should promote traditional friendship, further develop exchanges in the fields of education, tourism, media and youth, the premier added.

Hassanal highly appreciated China's contribution to regional peace and development, saying Brunei is willing to work with China to comprehensively push pragmatic cooperation so as to lift bilateral relations to a new high and benefit both peoples.

During Wen's visit, the two countries signed a series of cooperation documents that cover such fields as energy, forestry and health.

Yang also mentioned Wen's visit to the University of Brunei Darussalam, saying the premier extended his hope that the youth of the two countries learn from each other and intensify communications so as to make contributions to the friendship between China and Brunei.

Yang said Wen's ASEAN attendance and visit to Brunei fulfilled the goals of improving mutual trust, pushing cooperation and facilitating development, and they will significantly boost the regional long-lasting peace and common prosperity.