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DAMASCUS, April 3 -- Li Changchun, a member
of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), met Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad on bilateral relations here on Thursday.
Li said the friendship between China and Syria has weathered the
tests of ever-changing international situations and is the common
wealth of the two peoples.
Materialization of the consensuses reached between Chinese President
Hu Jintao and his counterpart Assad in developing bilateral
relations in 2004 has pushed Sino-Syrian friendship to a new stage,
he said.
The CPC and the Chinese government attach great importance to the
Sino-Syrian friendship and are willing to boost the mutual
beneficial cooperation between the two countries, which conforms to
the fundamental interests of the two peoples and is also beneficial
to pushing forward the South-South cooperation and maintaining world
peace and stability, said the senior Chinese official.
Li said during his stay in Syria, he has talked with leaders of the
Syrian Baath Arab Socialist Party (SBASP) and Syrian government
officials in deepening party-to-party exchanges and expanding
bilateral cooperation on economy and trade, infrastructure and water
conservancy.
The two sides have deepened mutual understanding and reached broad
consensus, he added.
The CPC, the Chinese government and people will unswervingly support
Syria's just efforts in maintaining its national sovereignty and
territorial integrity, Li said.
For his part, the Syrian president, who is also general secretary of
the SBASP, highly appreciated China's achievements in its economic
reform and opening-up, adding that to constantly intensify the
friendly cooperation with China, which plays an important role in
the world, is a strategic choice of Syria.
Syria would as always stand with China on issues concerning China's
sovereignty independence and territorial integrity, including the
Taiwan and Tibet issue, Assad said, adding that Syria opposes any
country to interfere in China's internal affairs and to jeopardize
the Beijing Olympics in any excuse.
Li, who arrived in Syria on Tuesday, returned to China later in the
day after a five-nation tour which has also taken him to Algeria,
Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia.
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