"We should follow the principles of equality and mutual benefit, being results-oriented, and pursuing long-term cooperation and common development," Wen said in a speech at the Eleventh China-ASEAN Summit.

China should ensure the smooth implementation of the Agreement on Trade in Goods and the Agreement on Trade in Services, and accelerate the negotiation on investment so as to reach early agreement and make full progress towards the building of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, Wen said.

"We should increase our road, railway, airlines and information telecommunications links to meet the demand of growing business ties," the premier said, pledging to actively implement the China-ASEAN Maritime Transport Agreement and the Aviation Cooperation Framework, adopt the Strategic Plan for Transport Cooperation as soon as possible, and start negotiation on the Air Transport Agreement.

"We will speed up the building of China-ASEAN Information Superhighway and energetically work for the construction of the Kunming-Singapore Rail Link," Wen added.

China is ready to provide, according to its ability, technical, human and equipment support for the initial study and construction of the non-China section of the Railway. A joint expert group may be set up to carry out feasibility study for Pan- Beibu Gulf economic cooperation, said the premier.

To expand cooperation in information technology and communications, China will host the third "China-ASEAN ICT Week" next year and proposes putting into place a China-ASEAN information and network security emergency response cooperation framework, he added.

China and ASEAN will soon sign the MOU on Strengthening Sanitary and Phytosanitary Cooperation, Wen said, adding "we should act accordingly and strengthen our cooperation to ensure the safety and sanitation of food, agricultural produce and other relevant products traded so as to further facilitate trade in goods in our region and better protect consumer rights and interests."

"We should sign the MOU on Cooperation in the Field of Technical Regulation, Standard and Conformity Assess at an early date," Wen said.

"We should sign and implement the MOU on Establishing China-ASEAN Center at an early date, launch activities of the Center in a step- by-step way, bring into full play the Center's special role in promoting business, cultural and non-governmental exchanges and take solid steps to implement the Plan of Action forChina-ASEAN strategic partnership and the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation."

China and the ASEAN should have further discussions on enhancing cooperation on intellectual property rights within the 10+1 framework with a view to reaching an early cooperation agreement, and China will host the China-ASEAN IPR Workshop next year, Wen added.

"We will make continued efforts to ensure the success of the China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit to turn them into important platforms for China and ASEAN to expand exchanges and cooperation for mutual benefit and common development," Wen said.

Wen arrived here on Sunday for an official visit to Singapore. During his stay here, he will also attend the 11th ASEAN plus Three summit, the third East Asia summit and the eighth meeting of leaders of China, Japan and South Korea.

As a regional cooperation group founded in August 1967, ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.