(02-05-2013)
H.E. Wang Yi, the newly appointed
Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China today called on the
Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Le Luong Minh at the ASEAN Secretariat.
During their meeting, SG Minh and
Foreign Minister Wang Yi exchanged views on a wide range of topics,
including ways and means to further strengthen the ASEAN-China Strategic
Partnership.
“ASEAN-China cooperation has expanded to
cover a wide range of areas, especially over the past ten years in
implementing our Strategic Partnership. Since we are celebrating the
10th anniversary of ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership this year, there
is need to further build on the achievements to strengthen our
relations”, said SG Minh. Both sides are working on a list of activities
to celebrate the anniversary, which includes the proposal for an
ASEAN-China Special Foreign Ministers Meeting in Beijing later this
year.
SG Minh suggested that ASEAN and China
further strengthen cooperation in a number of areas such as in combating
transnational crime, maritime cooperation, ASEAN Connectivity,
implementation of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA), science
and technology, health, and food and energy security.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed that
the new Leadership of China attaches great importance to its relations
with ASEAN and strongly supports ASEAN’s central role in East Asia
cooperation. “We will also strongly support ASEAN’s Community building
efforts and the integration process, the Foreign Minister said. Sharing
SG Minh’s views on priority areas of cooperation, Foreign Minister Wang
Yi said China would focus its cooperation with ASEAN, among others, in
three areas, namely supporting the implementation of the Master Plan on
ASEAN Connectivity, maritime cooperation and efforts towards a Regional
Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
SG Minh and Foreign Minister Wang Yi
also exchanged views on the issue of the South China Sea. They
emphasised the importance of ensuring full and effective implementation
of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea and
moving towards the conclusion of a Code of Conduct in the South China
Sea (COC). They reaffirmed that maintaining peace and stability in the
South China Sea and the region continues to be of paramount importance.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi also extended invitation to SG Minh for an official visit to China.
During the visit to the ASEAN
Secretariat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi was accompanied by H.E. Mme. Yang
Xiuping, Ambassador of China to ASEAN and H.E. Mr. Liu Jianchao,
Ambassador of China to Indonesia.
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