Premier Zhu's Visit Promotes Sino-Indian Trust: Vice Foreign Minister

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Premier Zhu's Visit Promotes Sino-Indian Trust: Vice Foreign Minister

Premier Zhu Rongji Friday concluded his five-day official visit to India and left Bangalore for China.
The just-concluded visit to India by Chinese Premier succeeded in promoting greater trust and understanding between China and India, the world's two largest developing nations, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

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Premier Zhu Rongji Friday concluded his five-day official visit to India and left Bangalore for China. Senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Karnataka State Government as well as Chinese Ambassador to India Hua Junduo saw him off at the airport.

The just-concluded visit to India by Chinese Premier succeeded in promoting greater trust and understanding between China and India, the world's two largest developing nations, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday in Bangalore.

Commenting on the five-day visit Wang said the healthy and steady development of relations between China and India are beneficial to Asia and the world as a whole.

Friendly ties stressed

During his stay here, Zhu Rongji held talks with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on bilateral relations as well as international and region situation. Both sides agreed that China and India have much more consensus than disagreement, much more common interests than differences.

Both sides stressed that any disputes between them will not affect the normal development of bilateral ties and they should resort to friendly consultation to resolve such disputes.

Position on India-Pakistan issue repeated

On relations between India and Pakistan, Zhu repeated China's position on the issue, noting that as a friendly neighbor of both countries, China sincerely hopes both sides can resolve their disputes through consultation and other peaceful methods.

Echoing Zhu's remarks, Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said China does not pose any threat to India, nor does India believe that China regards India as a threat.

The two countries are neighbors and friends, and both are facing the arduous tasks of boosting economic growth and nation building, which requires peace, stability and cooperation, Vajpayee noted.

Indian President Kocheril Raman Narayanan and Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh shared the same view, saying that the existing problems between the two nations should not hinder the development of India-China ties.

Five-point proposal on bilateral relations

Wang said Premier Zhu made a five-point proposal on the full development of bilateral relations: maintaining high-level exchanges between the two nations and exchanges in all fields, strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation in economy and trade, promote exchange and cooperation in science and technology, pushing forward regional economic cooperation and properly handling problems that exist between the two countries.

Zhu called for efforts to promote mutual understanding of the two peoples, especially their respective current situations.

There could be no lasting and steady cooperation between the two sides without mutual understanding and trust, Wang quoted Zhu as saying.

To help achieve those goals, Zhu announced the opening of direct flights between China and India by the end of March.

Broad prospects for cooperation

Wang also noted that the two countries have reached the consensus that they should learn from each other since both have the largest potential markets in the world and competitive edge in their economies, which are complementary to each other.

There are broad prospects for trade and economic cooperation as both countries are in the process of deepening economic restructuring, he said

While exchanging views on the issues of the international campaign against terrorism and the developments in the current situation in South Asia, Zhu reiterated China's firm stance on terrorism. China and India agreed to set up a consultation mechanism on the fight against terrorism, Wang said.

On the current situation in South Asia, Zhu said China sincerely hopes India and Pakistan, as China's two neighbors, could peacefully resolve their disputes through dialogue and consultation.

Friendly Ties Beneficial to China, India: Premier Zhu (July, 2001)

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji said on July 3 that Sino-Indian friendship is in the fundamental interests of the people of both countries.

As the world's two largest developing countries, both China and India are endeavoring to develop their economies and improve people's living standards, and, therefore, they need a peaceful and stable environment, Zhu said in a meeting with Najma Heptulla, president of the Council of the Inter-parliamentary Union.(In Detail)

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