Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his French counterpart,
Bernard Kouchner, met in New York on Sunday on the sidelines of the
62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly and discussed
how to better bilateral cooperation.
Sino-French cooperation has witnessed sound and steady
development in various fields, Yang said, noting that the two sides
have made important contribution to helping solve relevant
questions by maintaining good communication and coordination in
major international and regional issues.
He hoped both sides would make good political preparation and
related arrangements for high-level exchanges, actively advance
pragmatic cooperation in economics and trade, science and
technology, culture and other fields.
Yang also called for stronger bilateral cooperation in regional
issues as well as global issues like the environment, climate
change, energy, and African development.
Kouchner said French leaders are looking forward to visiting
China to promote bilateral ties.
Noting China's constructive role in addressing regional and
international issues such as Darfur, Kouchner said Paris wishes to
work with the Chinese side to ensure that the world develops toward
peace.
The two ministers also discussed the Iranian nuclear issue,
Lebanon and other regional and international issues of mutual
concern.
(Xinhua News Agency September 24, 2007)
