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The author:(作者)qqpublished in(发表于) 2014/6/22 9:42:06 Li keqiang： planning to participate in Greece to the heart of Europe railway reform
Yesterday, Greece visiting Premier Li keqiang met with Greece President Karolos Papoulias, inspected the COSCO container terminals in Piraeus, and deliver a speech at the Forum on Sino-Greek maritime cooperation. Meanwhile, Sino-Greek joint issued a joint statement, proposed the two sides encourage their citizens to visit each other's countries as tourists, is willing to facilitate visa issuance.
-Meeting with the President
China is willing to make the Greek Cypriot side to expand mutual trade and investment
20th afternoon local time, Premier Li keqiang met Thursday in Athens Greece President Karolos Papoulias.
Li noted that China will work with Greece to expand two-way trade and investment, deepen cooperation in the fields of science and technology, agriculture, infrastructure, common to the Piraeus into a center of logistics between China and Central and Eastern Europe and South-East Europe. China to Greece as a good friend and partner in the European Union, wants Greece as the country holds the rotating Presidency of the European Union, to play a greater role in promoting the development of China-EU relations.
Papoulias said that Greece as a good friend of China, and will firmly adhere to the one-China policy, and willing to work with China to deepen cooperation in various fields, work together for good of Piraeus, better play in the Eastern Mediterranean logistics center to enhance the level of bilateral cooperation. The Greek Cypriot side is willing to continue to play an active role to promote the development of EU-China relations.
-Joint Declaration
Mutual travel of citizens to provide visa facilitation
Yesterday, China and Greece issued a joint statement on deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership. Statement said that both sides encourage their citizens to visit each other's countries as tourists, is willing to facilitate visa issuance. Welcome to each other's country to host tourism promotion between the two Governments.
Both oppose trade and investment protectionism in all its forms, is willing to work in finance, investment, trade and other aspects of mutual support and facilitate. China is willing to further the introduction of Greek products. Greece welcomes Chinese enterprises to participate in the Greek Cypriot State assets privatization process and is willing to provide the necessary assistance and support.
The parties reaffirm their wish to operate effectively and win good Piraeus container terminal project. China attached great importance to Greece as a gateway to Europe, unique geographical advantages, is willing to work with Greece to expand in ports, roads, railways and other infrastructure areas of practical cooperation. Greece welcomes the active participation of China than it was in the privatisation of the port authority.
-Visit the port
Li keqiang: will Hong Kong become Europe's most competitive port
Local time on the 20th morning, Premier Li keqiang and Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras joint investigation, China Ocean Shipping Group of Piraeus container terminal.
Hong Kong is Greece's largest port, known as "South Gate of Europe", in the Eastern Mediterranean container port ranks first among the. COSCO Group in 2008 winning than it was in the container Pier 2, 3rd 35-year franchise.
Two leaders boarded together port control center platform, detailed than our current development and long-term planning. After learning about the Greek Cypriot sides started cooperation than the throughput of Hong Kong has become the world's fastest-growing one of the terminals, and has achieved good economic benefits, Li said, and urged the two sides to deepen cooperation, building better ports.
The two Prime Ministers jointly issued a directive, a full load of goods from China train pulled out, bound for destinations in Central and Eastern Europe. "Rail transport" will be between Hong Kong and the European hinterland connections, significantly shorten transport time. Subsequently, Mr Li and Mr Samaras came on the 3rd Terminal, terminal managers and workers in the Greek Cypriot sides heart-to-heart talk and delivered a speech.
Li pointed out that the EU is China's largest trading partner, and about 80% of the Chinese goods arriving in Europe by ocean, through the route than it was in the 7-11 days shorter transit times than traditional routes, is the shortest shipping route to Europe. Meanwhile, China is willing to work with Greece the common development of enterprises such as ship repair, marine equipment industry, actively participate in to the heart of Europe than it was in the railway reconstruction will bring more to shorten transport time, reduced transportation costs, Hong Kong into Europe and even better than one of the most competitive in the world.
Antonis Samaras said, is a successful example of practical cooperation in the hope of Hong Kong. Chinese investment in the Greek Cypriot side not only increased the Greece people's jobs and incomes, and contributed to Greece's economic development, has been on Greece's position in Europe and in the world. Greece is willing to play a locational advantage and shipping, to contribute to the Euro-Asian cooperation.
Mr Li and Mr Samaras photos and Terminal staff.
– Prime Minister's speeches
Li keqiang's speech in the Forum on Sino-Greek maritime cooperation
China through dialogue and negotiation to solve maritime disputes
Local time on the 20th morning, Premier Li keqiang in Athens with Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras attended the Sino-Greek cooperation forum and issued a report entitled the ocean under the sea of peaceful cooperation to build a harmonious presentation. Li pointed out that history repeatedly shows that people, and down to the sea, their backs to the sea and bad, carried out for the development of the marine cooperation States development war but over the ocean, then bring disasters to mankind. Resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity of China and is committed to maintaining peace and order in the region.
≫> the challenges ahead
China is firmly opposed to maritime supremacy
Li said, the ocean is closely related to human development, both for the added well-being of humankind as well as many common challenges. Both the maintenance of maritime security, or the protection of the marine ecosystem, the task is very difficult.
Li pointed out that history repeatedly shows that people, and down to the sea, their backs to the sea and bad, carried out for the development of the marine cooperation States development war but over the ocean, then bring disasters to mankind. After the second world war, particularly since the conclusion of the United Nations Convention, the international community in the framework of the United Nations, and gradually establish and improve a new global maritime order. China is party to the Convention, has made positive efforts to uphold the purposes and principles of the Convention.
Li stressed, we will unswervingly follow the road of peaceful development, firmly opposed to maritime supremacy, is committed to respecting historical facts and on the basis of international law, resolved through direct dialogue between the parties negotiating bilateral maritime disputes and disputes. For the maintenance of peace and order on the sea, we will firmly support to activities that damage peace and order on the sea, we will firmly oppose. Resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity of China and is committed to maintaining peace and order in the region. We would like to strengthen communication and cooperation with related countries, improve bilateral and multilateral mechanisms and jointly safeguard freedom of navigation at sea and channel security to crack down on piracy, terrorism at sea, marine disaster, building a peaceful maritime order.
≫> talk
Participation to the European hinterland of railway reform
Li said China's COSCO Group with Greece enterprises have carried out fruitful cooperation. From the coastal areas of China through the Suez Canal by the Eastern Mediterranean to Greece Piraeus is the shortest shipping from China to Europe. Hong Kong has a very strategic location, trade between China and EU scale, the EU is now China's largest trading partner, bulk goods with every, 80% of them transported by sea. We are planning around development of ship repair, shipbuilding, and than it was in the beginning a gradual transformation from Greece railway lines leading to the heart of Europe. It not only benefits the two countries and Central Europe, and is also conducive to the prosperity of Europe, achieving balanced and sustainable growth.
Meanwhile, the Sino-Greek cooperation to further promote the shipping industry. Greece is the first big world shipbuilding capacity, China is the world's superpower ships manufacturing and import and export of goods, but also Greece ship owners ' most important shipbuilding base. Cooperation is extended to shipping as a leader of the whole industrial chain, covering many aspects of industry and services.
They also want to expand trade and investment cooperation. Greece's olive oil, wine, marble, and other commodities and processed products enjoy high reputation in the world. We will optimize the trade structure, increase imports from Greek, welcoming Greece companies selling products to China. China also wishes to expand its presence in the Greek Cypriot investment encourages domestic enterprises to cooperate with Greece in various ways, in areas such as airports, railways, roads, water and electricity, and continuously expand mutually beneficial cooperation between the parties. Nearly 100 million outbound Chinese visitors last year, if you have 1% to Greece, was 1 million passengers, expansion of China and Greece, tourism, cultural cooperation has great potential.
This version of the manuscript, according to Xinhua News Agency
(Original title: Greece will provide our citizens with visa facilitation)
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