China And South Korea Sign Cooperation Documents On Infrastructure Production Capacity And Other Fields

Li Keqiang, premier of the State Council, held talks with Columbia President Santos at the presidential palace in Bogota on the afternoon of May 21st.

Prior to the talks, President Santos held a grand welcoming ceremony for Li Keqiang at the front square of the presidential palace.

Under the escort of the presidential cavalry guard, the convoy of Premier Li Keqiang slowly drove to the front square of the presidential palace.

President and Mrs. Santos greeted Mr. and Mrs. Li Keqiang at the main entrance.

The leaders of the two countries boarded the reviewing platform, and the military band played the National Anthem of China and Costa Rica.

Li Keqiang, accompanied by Santos, inspected the guard of honor.

Li Keqiang first conveyed president Xi Jinping's cordial greetings to President Santos, and on behalf of the Chinese government and people, once again expressed condolences to the casualties caused by severe landslides in northern Costa Rica.

He said that the traditional friendship between China and Costa Rica is deep and the people of the two countries are interlinked.

We appreciate the long-term adherence to the one China policy and the firm support for the peace process in the country.

China is willing to establish diplomatic relations with the two sides as a new starting point, enhance mutual political trust, strengthen pragmatic cooperation, expand cultural exchanges, closely cooperate in international and regional affairs, and write a new chapter in the friendly cooperation between China and the United States, so as to bring benefits to the 35th anniversary peoples.

Li Keqiang pointed out that China and Colombia have strong economic complementarities and broad prospects for cooperation.

China is willing to expand mutual investment with the Costa Rica and promote industrial docking.

We should focus on developing cooperation in production capacity and equipment manufacturing industry, and welcome the participation of developed country enterprises, and actively expand the third party cooperation to help the elder side push forward the industrialization process.

The Chinese government encourages domestic enterprises to take an active part in infrastructure construction such as highway, subway and port.

On the basis of the financing arrangements for Sino Latin American industrial and equipment cooperation, the bilateral financing cooperation mode is explored to provide financing support for the two countries in terms of production capacity, equipment cooperation and infrastructure construction.

Li Keqiang stressed that China attaches great importance to the cultural exchanges and mutual learning between China and Costa Rica, and is willing to work together with the Costa Rica to celebrate the 35th anniversary celebration of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

In the field of tourism, sports and other fields, we should strengthen cooperation in scientific and technological innovation and education and training to further facilitate bilateral exchanges and enrich the humanistic connotation of China - Columbia relations.

On behalf of the government and people of Columbia, Santos warmly welcomed Li Keqiang's visit to the elder brother, believing that this visit will be a milestone in the development of bilateral relations.

Santos said that 35 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, relations between the two countries have been developing smoothly.

Cooperation in culture and other fields has been continuously consolidated and developed.

Costa Rica welcomes China's active participation in the construction of infrastructure and economic development zones such as highway, subway, airport, port and so on, opening up production capacity, equipment manufacturing industry and agricultural cooperation.

We should strengthen financial cooperation and learn from China's experience in investment and financing cooperation.

Expand tourism cooperation, welcome Chinese tourists to visit Colombia and provide visa convenience.

Strengthen cooperation in education, culture, sports and other fields.

Maintain communication and coordination in international and regional affairs.

The two sides agreed to start the feasibility study and negotiation of bilateral FTA and avoid double taxation agreement.

After the talks, the leaders of the two countries witnessed the signing of cooperation documents in bilateral economic and trade, production capacity, infrastructure construction, culture, education, science and technology, agriculture, finance and other fields.

The two sides also issued a joint statement by the Chinese government.