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Chinese, German Government Heads Satisfied with Bilateral Cooperation
Both China and Germany are pleased and satisfied with the sustained development of bilateral cooperation in various fields and they are confident of the prospects of the bilateral ties, said Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji Wednesday.
Zhu made the remarks while holding talks with visiting German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who arrived here earlier Wednesday on a three-day official visit as Zhu's guest.
In his opening remarks, Zhu said this is the third visit by Schroeder in the past two and a half years, which fully demonstrates that Germany has attached great importance to the
Sino-Germany friendly cooperation of mutual benefit.
Zhu said Schroeder is leading a big entrepreneurs' delegation on this trip and he believes Schroeder's visit will yield substantial results and promote bilateral ties in an all-around manner.
Germany is one of China's most important trading partners in Europe. The trade volume between the two is the biggest among all China's trade partnerships with European countries, and moreover, the direct investment in China by Germany has sharply increased and Germany has become the biggest investor in China out of the European countries, Zhu pointed out.
Zhu went on to say that next year will mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Germany, and China is willing to join efforts with
Germany to elevate bilateral ties to a higher level, especially in maintaining exchanges of visits between high-level leaders of the two countries as well as in enhancing consultations and coordination on international issues.
This is not only in the basic and long-term interests of both countries and both peoples, but is also beneficial to world peace and stability, Zhu noted.
Schroeder, on his part, said currently there are no problems arising between Germany and China in terms of politics.
The economic cooperation between Germany and China has witnessed rapid and robust development and maintained excellent momentum, he said.
He stressed that Germany regards China as a major partner for cooperation of mutual benefit, and Germany attaches vital importance to exchanges of visit between high-level leaders of the two countries. Germany and China hold the same or close views on a series of international issues.
While expressing congratulations to China on the successful hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Shanghai as well as on winning the bid to host the Olympics in 2008, Schroeder said Germany will cooperate with China in preparation for the sports event.
The two government heads also exchanged views on anti-terrorism in their talks.
After the talks, they attended a contract-signing ceremony, held a press conference and met with German entrepreneurs. During the meeting, Zhu briefed German business people on China's economic development, encouraging them to invest in China.
On Wednesday evening, Zhu hosted a welcoming banquet in honor of Schroeder, and prior to the talks, Zhu presided over a welcoming ceremony for Schroeder.
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