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President Jiang Confers with Cuban Leader Castro

Chinese President Jiang Zemin Wednesday afternoon held talks with Fidel Castro, president of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba, exchanging views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common concern.

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Jiang Confers with Cuban Leader Castro

Chinese President Jiang Zemin said China is willing to make further efforts to develop friendly relations with the Cuban people.

President Jiang made the remark during his talks here Wednesday with Fidel Castro, president of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba, in which the two leaders exchanged views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common concern.

President Jiang noted that the past decade had witnessed the best and most rapid development of Sino-Cuban ties.

During his 1993 visit to Cuba and Castro's visit to China in 1995, Jiang said, the two sides, taking into consideration the significant developments in the global state of affairs, had exchanged in-depth views and reached wide-ranging consensus, which had set the tone for the future growth of bilateral ties.

President Jiang said a solid foundation had been laid for the development of bilateral ties, and the rapid development of relations was positive for solidarity and cooperation among developing countries and for the maintenance of world peace and the promotion of common prosperity.

The two sides attached strategic importance to the growth of bilateral ties, Jiang said, stressing that Sino-Cuban relations have always adapted to volatile changes in the international political arena.

Jiang said China was pleased to witness the strengthening of reciprocal political trust and economic and trade cooperation between the two nations.

China and Cuba support each other and work well together in both international and multilateral affairs, and China is satisfied with the trade and economic cooperation with Cuba in recent years, said Jiang.

President Jiang briefed Castro on the 16th national congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and noted that the congress had laid a solid basis and provided a reliable guarantee for the CPC and China's future development in the new century.

Jiang said a new, collective Chinese leadership was elected by the congress, and, he was convinced that under the new leadership the friendly ties between the two nations would continue to advance.

Castro said he was delighted to visit China again to meet old friends and make new ones.

Following the "September 11" incident, the global political and economic situation had undergone profound changes, Castro noted.

Affected by those changes and also by natural disasters, Castrowent on, the Cuban economy had encountered some difficulties. However, the prompt and effective restructuring of the national industry had maintained social stability and raised the Cuban people's standard of living, Castro noted.

Castro said Cuba attaches great importance to relations with China, and in its cause of nation-building process, Cuba can draw on China's successful experience.

Castro said Cuba hopes to further strengthen its ties with China.

Jiang and Castro also exchanged views on current international issues.

Following the talks, Jiang and Castro attended a ceremony at which they signed an economic and technological cooperation agreement between the governments of the two countries.

Before the talks, President Jiang presided over a welcoming ceremony for Castro in the Great Hall of the People.

Castro arrived here early Wednesday afternoon on a four-day state visit to China as Jiang's guest.

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