Chinese Foreign Minister Li
Zhaoxing reiterated China's support for the strengthening of
cooperation in East Asia. He was speaking at the Sixth ASEAN + 3
meeting of foreign ministers from ASEAN, China, South Korea and
Japan in Vientiane, Laos on Wednesday.
Li added that ASEAN, as the initiator of East Asian cooperation,
should play a major role in boosting cooperation among East Asian
nations, which needs to be expanded in various fields under a
"win-win" principle with economic cooperation at the core.
The ASEAN + 3 cooperation should co-exist with other Asian
cooperation mechanisms, which would boost the common development of
the entire region, Li said.
Also on Wednesday, Li met separately with Myanmar's Foreign
Minister U Nyan Win, and South Korean Foreign Minister Ban
Ki-Moon.
Li and Ban agreed to cooperate in working towards the
denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula during this fourth round
of six-party talks in Beijing.
(Xinhua News Agency July 28, 2005)
