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Hu, Bush to hold summit meeting this month
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2004-11-05 16:19 Chinese President Hu Jintao and re-elected US
President George W. Bush will hold a one-to-one summit meeting on the sideline
of the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting to be held in
Chile this month.
Chinese President
Hu Jintao (left) meets with US President George W. Bush before the
annual Asian-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) meeting in Bangkok,
Thailand October 19, 2003. [Reuters] | The
two presidents will exchange views on promoting Sino-US constructive cooperative
relations. Foreign affairs departments of the two countries are working out
the details for the arrangement of the summit, said Zhou Wenzhong, vice minister
of China's Foreign Ministry.
"The summit between President Hu and President Bush is of great significance
to the bilateral relations in the coming four years," Zhou added.
US President Bush won a second 4-year term following a long election night
Wednesday. Chinese President Hu Jintao early Thursday morning sent a
congratulatory message to Bush, expressing his hope to work together with Bush
to push forward Sino-US relations.
Since Bush assumed presidency, China and the United States have made
significant progress in cooperation in various fields, bringing substantial
benefits to both countries and playing a positive role in promoting peace and
development in Asia Pacific and the world as whole, Hu said in the message.
"Both China and the United States are great countries and share a wide range
of common interests and basis for cooperation," Hu said.
"I look forward to continuing to work together with you to further promote
the development of the constructive cooperative relations between China and the
United States" to benefit the people of the two countries and rest of the world,
the message said.
President Hu will kick off a visit to Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Cuba from
November 11 to 23. He will also attend the 12th informal leadership meeting of
APEC which will be held in Santiago, capital of Chile.
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