China committed to promoting strategic cooperation with India, Chinese president says
16/6/2006 15:23
Chinese President Hu Jintao said in Shanghai Friday that China is
committed to developing long-term strategic cooperative partnership with
India.
"This is an established policy of the Chinese government," Hu said
when meeting with India's Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora
after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on Thursday.
Hu said the
relationship between China and India has entered a new phase as the two
countries announced last year to forge a strategic cooperative
partnership.
This year is a Year of Friendship between China and India, and
the two countries will hold a series of activities to enhance bilateral
friendship and reciprocal cooperation, Hu said.
"I believe, with the joint
efforts of our two sides, the relations between China and India will keep
upgrading," Hu said.
Deora, who is in China for the SCO summit as a
representative of the Indian government, conveyed Indian leaders'
congratulations to China on the successful summit.
He said the relations
between India and China have developed smoothly over the years and bilateral
economic and trade cooperation is also growing rapidly.
The Indian minister
said both India and China are undergoing rapid development and India hopes to
improve cooperation and coordination with China to achieve common
development.
India is an observer country of the SCO, along with Mongolia,
Pakistan and Iran. Established in June 2001, the SCO comprises China,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Xinhua News
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