Xinhua Agency, Seoul, May 26 (Reporter Wang Jinfu and Du Baiyu) On the afternoon of May 26, local timehaktutscoinmaster, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met with South Korean President Yoon Seok Yoon while attending the 9th China-Japan-ROK Leaders 'Meeting in Seoul.
Li Qiang said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea more than 30 years ago, the relations between the two countries have developed rapidly and the economic and trade cooperation has yielded fruitful results, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples. Both sides adhere to mutual respect, openness, inclusiveness, mutual benefit and win-win results. These valuable experiences deserve to be cherished and persisted by both sides for a long time. It is hoped that South Korea will work with China to grasp the general direction of friendship and mutual trust between the two countries, respect each other's core interests and major concerns, firmly be a mutually trustworthy friendly neighbor and partner for mutual achievement, and promote the development, stability and reality of China-South Korea relations.
Li Qiang pointed out that China and South Korea's industrial and supply chains are deeply embedded in each other, and economic and trade cooperation has a solid foundation and huge potential. The two sides must work together to open up new areas, broaden cooperation areas, jointly seize more development opportunities, and resist pan-politicization and pan-security of economic and trade issues. Maintain the stability and smoothness of industrial and supply chains in both countries and the world. China is willing to work with South Korea to accelerate the second phase of negotiations on the China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement on the basis of pragmatic balance, further promote the construction of the China-South Korea (Changchun) International Cooperation Demonstration Zone, and strengthen cooperation in high-end manufacturing, new energy, artificial intelligence, biomedicine and other fields. China will further expand market access, strengthen foreign investment service guarantees, continue to create a market-oriented, legal and international first-class business environment, and welcome more Korean companies to invest and start businesses in China. The two sides should actively carry out local, educational, sports, media, youth and other exchanges to continue to enhance mutual understanding and friendship among the people. China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with South Korea in multilateral fields and jointly promote regional and world peace and development.
Yoon Seok Hyuk said that maintaining close cooperation between South Korea and China is not only of great significance to promoting the development of the two countries, but also to achieving world peace and prosperity. South Korea adheres to the one-China principle, and this position has not changed. It will, as always, be firmly committed to developing South Korea-China relations. Recently, South Korea and China have been active in various fields and local exchanges. South Korea is willing to maintain high-level exchanges and close communication at all levels with China on the basis of mutual respect, expand economic and trade cooperation, enhance people-to-people exchanges, expand common interests between the two countries, deepen South Korea-China cooperation, and promote the further development of South Korea-China relations.
The two sides agreed to hold a high-level strategic dialogue between the foreign affairs department and a vice-ministerial level diplomatic security 2+2 dialogue in due course, and launch a China-South Korea 1 in due course.haktutscoinmaster.5 Track dialogue and exchange mechanism. Accelerate the second phase of negotiations on the China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, give full play to the role of the Economic Ministers 'Meeting and communication mechanisms such as industrial investment cooperation, industry-supply chain cooperation, and export control dialogue, restart the China-South Korea People-to-People Exchanges Promotion Committee and youth exchanges, and further provide assistance to the two countries. Facilitate personnel exchanges.
Wu Zhenglong attended the meeting. (End)