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Wen's Asia-Pacific tour 'fruitful'
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-04-10 05:40
Premier Wen Jiabao wound up his four-nation Asia-Pacific tour following
an official visit to Cambodia on Saturday, which Foreign Minister Li
Zhaoxing said was "fruitful" and "rich in content."
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao waves to well-wishers upon his arrival in
Phnom Penh to strengthen bilateral ties April 7, 2006. [Reuters]
The eight-day visit also took Wen to Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand.
During the visit, Wen attended the inauguration of the China-Pacific
islands economic development forum in Fiji. This is the first visit by a
Chinese premier to the South Pacific.
A total of 70 bilateral or multilateral diplomatic activities took place
and 59 agreements and documents were signed during the tour.
The premier's visit has elevated the level of bilateral relations between
China and the four nations, Li told reporters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at
the end of Wen's visit on Saturday.
"It helps promote the mutually beneficial partnership with Australia and
New Zealand in key areas and build a platform for friendship and
co-operation with the Asia-Pacific Islands," Li said.
Premier Wen held "pragmatic and constructive" discussions with the
leaders of Australia and New Zealand for co-operation in trade, energy
and mineral resources. He also agreed to seek common development through
equal consultations, Li said.
In addition, uranium-rich Australia agreed to export the resource to
China for the peaceful use of nuclear energy during Wen's visit to the
country.
China has reached a consensus with Australia to achieve "substantial
progress" in the talks of the establishment of the free trade area within
one or two years, Li said.
At Wen's last stop, China and Cambodia signed 11 new agreements in areas
including health, telecommunications, fighting transnational crimes and
preserving Cambodia's famed 800-year-old Angkor Temples, a major overseas
destination for Chinese tourists.
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