Chinese, Colombian VPs agree on long-term development of bilateral relations

Source: Xinhua | 02-17-2009 08:24

BOGOTA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and his Colombian counterpart Francisco Santos agreed here on Monday that bilateral cooperation is to be strengthened as several agreements were signed.

Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos (R) meets with  his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Bogota Feb. 16, 2009. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

During talks with Santos, Xi said China and Colombia should continue the deepening of mutual political trust and exert efforts to increase cooperation in terms of commerce and investment.

The Chinese and Colombian vice presidents signed several agreements on collaboration in fields of economy, technology and finance after the meeting.

China and Colombia, both developing countries, have achieved remarkable progress in bilateral relations, with deepening political mutual trust and widening pragmatic cooperation, Xi said.

On the development of the bilateral relations, Xi said the peoples of China and Colombia enjoy traditional and bosom friendship and the two governments have attached great importance to the development of the bilateral ties and are determined to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.

Xi also said that the two sides, with a mutual understanding over each other's concerns, have timely exchanges of opinions on important matters of common interest.