Premier Wen Jiabao and German President Horst Koehler on
Thursday expressed confidence that their countries would share a
bright bilateral relationship in the future.
Wen, who was in Germany for a working visit, told Koehler that
the relationship between China and Germany was in good condition
and their cooperation had been fruitful.
Wen said the current sound situation was primarily thanks to the
fact that both could view and handle bilateral relations from a
strategic perspective, recognizing that Chinese-German cooperation
was not only in their fundamental interests, but also conducive to
the peace and development of the world.
Voicing his confidence in the perspective of bilateral ties, Wen
said the relationship was moving fast, and had greater potential
yet.
Koehler said that the rise of China provided a great opportunity
for Germany's own development.
The president said he was not worried about China's rise, adding
that bilateral cooperation was bound to benefit both countries as
well as the world, provided that the two sides took on a positive
attitude and engaged in dialogue and consultations.
The German side also said that while holding the European Union
presidency during the first half of next year, it would endeavor to
promote the Chinese-European relationship and intensify
consultation with China on international and regional affairs.
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Wen said China was willing to make a joint effort with the
German side to persistently expand and elevate bilateral relations
so that their partnership which bore global responsibility could
keep achieving development.
Wen arrived in Germany on Wednesday for a two-day visit, which
is the third leg of his four-nation tour. He has already visited
Finland and Britain and will wrap up in Tajikistan.
(Xinhua News Agency September 15, 2006)
