Chinese President Hu Jintao’s upcoming state visit to the United States, Canada and Mexico is aimed at strengthening dialog, increasing mutual trust and promoting cooperation for common development, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Thursday.
Hu will pay a state visit to the three countries from Sept. 5 to 17, during which he will also attend the United Nations summit marking the 60th anniversary of the world body.
Li said the president’s visit to the United States will have a significant impact on the development of China-US ties, which are currently at an important stage.
China-US relations as a whole remain stable with close high-level communication and contact, and effective consultation and coordination in areas of the economy, anti-terrorism, law enforcement, non-proliferation and the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
China and the United States share broad and important common interests,and China is ready to work together with the United States to handle bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective.
He hoped the countries would show respect to each other, shelvedifferences to seek common grounds, improve communication and cooperation, properly handle differences and further improve the China-US constructive cooperative relations on the basis of the three China-US joint communiques.
“Such moves will not only benefit the two countries’ fundamental interests, but also help promote regional and world peace, stability and prosperity,” Li said.
On Hu’s visit to Canada, the first the Chinese head of state ineight years, Li said, “I believe the visit will deepen bilateral cooperation in various fields and upgrade the China-Canada comprehensive partnership to a new level.”
China-Canada relations have developed smoothly over the past 35years since the two forged diplomatic ties, the foreign minister said.
The two countries announced a comprehensive cooperative partnership in 1997, “which signified that China-Canada relations have entered a new stage of comprehensive development.”
President Hu arrives in Mexico for state visit
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During his visit, President Hu will exchange views with his Mexican counterpart, Vicente Fox, and other Mexican leaders on bilateral relations and international and regional issues.
The two countries are also expected to sign a number of cooperation documents during Hu's visit.
Since the two countries established diplomatic relations 33 years ago, bilateral relations have developed smoothly and cooperation has
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