China, US agree to enhance capability of coping with food security emergency
5/12/2008 16:17
China and the United States agreed today to strengthen their capability of
coping with emergencies on food security and product safety.
The agreement
has been written in a document outlining results of the two-day fifth round of
the Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED).
According to the agreement,
the two countries will evaluate the realization of the existing contracts and
brief each other on projects progress.
The US Consumer Product safety
Commission will take into consideration China's opinion on implementation of the
US Consumer Product safety Improvement Act of 2008.
The two nations
reaffirmed that they wish to realize an agreement on food and feed staff, as
well as a memorandum of understanding on food security information
exchange.
China and the Unite States also agreed to participate in activities
of world organizations for animal health, International Plant Protection
Convention, Codex Alimentarius Commission, among other international
organizations.
The two nations set up a Chinese herbal medicine cooperation
committee or working group and decide upon first batch of cooperation projects.
Substitutes for endangered animals needed in traditional herbal medicine will be
included in topics for the working group.
The Sino-US high-profile economic
dialogue concluded this morning with important consensus reached on the
financial turmoil and critical issues of the two economies.
Xinhua
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