Wen's visit enhances cooperation with Nepal, Arab world
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Xinhua, January 20, 2012
Wen's visit to Nepal, the first by a Chinese premier to the south Asian nation over the past 10 years, is aimed at further consolidating China-Nepal friendship, boosting mutual support, promoting cooperation in economy and trade, and expanding people-to-people exchanges, Yang said.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) holds talks with Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 14, 2012. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) |
During his talks with Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and leaders of major Nepalese political parties, Wen noted that China and Nepal should handle and develop bilateral relations from an overall strategic perspective.
The two sides need to expand practical cooperation on an equal and mutually beneficial basis and to steadily advance the implementation of related cooperative projects, the Chinese premier said.
And China supports Nepal in seeking reconciliation, stability and development and establishing friendly relations with neighboring countries, Wen said.
It is the common aspiration of all South Asian nations to seek peace, stability and development, said Wen, pledging that China is committed to developing friendly cooperative relations with all the South Asian nations on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.
Wen's remarks were widely echoed by Nepalese leaders, who lauded his visit as a milestone one bearing vital significance.
Voicing their thanks to China's long-term firm support and generous aid, they stressed that Nepal attaches great importance to China's core interests, firmly adheres to the one-China policy and deems Taiwan and Tibet as an integral part of China.
They vowed that the Nepalese government will never allow any anti-China activities on its territory.
The two sides signed eight cooperative documents and issued a joint statement.
The international community has paid close attention to Wen's visit to Nepal and hailed it as an enormous support for Nepal given by a friendly neighbor through concrete actions, which is of great importance to Nepal's drive for economic development and the improvement of people's livelihood.
The Nepalese government, political parties and all social sectors have demonstrated a strong consensus on the China-Nepal ties and offered unflagging support for China's core concerns, said Yang, predicting a new leap forward in the development of the bilateral relations.
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