China will further cooperate with Romania in a bid to crack down on the smuggling of drugs and people, organized crime and economic crime, State Councilor Zhou Yongkang said in Beijing on Monday.

Zhou, also minister of public security, told Vasile Blaga, Romanian minister of Internal affairs, that to enhance law-enforcement cooperation is in the interests of the two peoples.

The Chinese Ministry of Public Security has carried out sound cooperation with Romanian counterparts, especially in traffic management, police training, and technology, Zhou said.

Blaga also spoke highly of Romanian-Chinese relations, saying Romania will further cooperate with China in striking out at cross-border crimes.

After their one-hour talks, Zhou and Blaga signed an agreement on preventing drug production and abuse.

(Xinhua News Agency November 15, 2005)