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China, Belgium vow to seek stronger ties

2009-10-08 10:21 BJT

BRUSSELS, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China will work with Belgium to improve political trust and substantial cooperation to make new progress in bilateral ties, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday.

During talks with Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, Xi put forward a four-point proposal to cement bilateral ties:

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) shakes hands with Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, during their talks in Brussels, capital of Belgium, on Oct. 7, 2009. Xi Jinping arrived here on Wednesday to begin a five-nation European tour.(Xinhua/Lan Hongguang) 
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) shakes hands with Belgian Prime
Minister Herman Van Rompuy, during their talks in Brussels, capital of
Belgium, on Oct. 7, 2009. Xi Jinping arrived here on Wednesday to begin
a five-nation European tour.(Xinhua/Lan Hongguang) 

-- To maintain high-level contacts and political dialogues. China welcomes King Albert II to participate in the 2010 Shanghai Expo and hopes the governments, parliaments and political parties of the two countries to increase exchanges for more understanding and trust;

-- To consider the core interests and concerns of each other. China hopes the two sides would deal with the bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, properly handle disputes based on principles of mutual respect, equal treatment and noninterference in each other's internal affairs, to enhance the development of the bilateral ties in a healthy and stable way;

-- To actively boost tangible cooperation, including investment and technological cooperation. China welcomes Belgian companies to invest in China and encourages its own entrepreneurs to do business in Belgium;