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Brunei, China Ties Enter New
Phase
Bandar Seri
Begawan - Brunei Darussalam and China relations have entered
into a new period of overall development and the prospect for
cooperation between the two countries is broad.
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China's visiting Foreign Minister
Yang Jiechi, in the Sultanate on a three-day visit, reached a
five-point consensus Saturday to further boost the overall
development of the bilateral ties, Xinhua reported.
Brunei Government attaches
greater importance to its relationship with China and regards it
as one of the most important bilateral ties.
Brunei also looks at
strengthening the cooperation with China in the fields of
energy, agriculture, infrastructure and tourism, the official
Chinese news agency said.
The Chinese foreign minister
was received in audience by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam Saturday.
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Xinhua reported that the five-point
consensus was reached after Mr Yang Jiechi held talks with
Brunei's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, HRH Prince
Mohamed Bolkiah. |
According to the consensus, China and
Brunei will maintain exchanges of high-ranking official visits and
enhance their traditional friendship.
The two countries also agreed to
tap the potential to deepen and expand their economic and trade
cooperation.
Meanwhile, the two countries agreed
to strengthen cooperation in areas such as agriculture, petroleum
engineering technology, port development, road and bridge
constructions.
The two sides will also expand
their cooperation in culture, education, tourism, human resources
development and further deepen the consultations and cooperation
between the foreign ministries of the two countries, Xinhua added.
Mr Yang said that China and Brunei
saw close exchanges of trade and people since the ancient times and
the traditional friendship between the two countries developed
substantially since the two countries established diplomatic ties 16
years ago.
China regarded Brunei as a good
neighbour and good partner and the mutual trust in the political
field between the two countries had been deepening, Yang said.
He also said that cooperation
between the two countries was expanding in various fields, including
economic and trade, and international and regional affairs. -- Courtesy
of Borneo Bulletin
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