Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing held talks with visiting Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Luis Ernesto Derbez Bautista in Beijing on Monday.

 

The two sides spoke highly of the strategic partnership between the two countries, and vowed to make concerted efforts in a bid to deepen and expand cooperation.

 

Derbez said the Mexican government adheres to the one-China policy, which is part of Mexico's long-standing state policy.

 

Derbez will end his three-day China visit on Tuesday.

 

(Xinhua News Agency February 21, 2006)