CRI听力:Chinese FM Meets with Kerry over Xi's US Visit and South China Sea Issue

Wang Yi met with John Kerry during a meeting at an ASEAN regional security forum.

Before the meeting took place, John Kerry said the agenda included a number of topics.

"We will discuss a lot of issues before the ASEAN regional forum. We will talk about President Xi's visit to the United States, we will talk about the great cooperation on the Iran's negotiations. We'll talk about everything."

After the meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters that his meeting with John Kerry had centered around Chinese President Xi Jingping's upcoming visit to the US in September.

"An important topic discussed during the meeting was the preparations for President Xi's upcoming state visit to the US. We want to ensure the success of the visit, both as a blue print for future China-US relations and as a positive signal to the rest of the world. Secretary Kerry and I were in complete agreement on this topic."

Wang Yi said he and Kerry also discussed the South China Sea issue, as well as other China-US cooperation.

"We had a good atmosphere, which facilitated our mutual understanding. The US welcomes China's position that we would like to resolve the South China Sea issue via peaceful negotiations. The US again emphasized that it welcomes a strong and prosperous China. The US is also willing to work with China in Asia-Pacific affairs, to ensure regional and global stability. Of course, we reached consense on many topics."

Regarding the upcoming 70th anniversary of the end of the Chinese People's War agaisnt Japanese Aggression, Wang said Kerry acknowledged China's important role in ending WWII in the Asia Pacific.

For CRI, I am Wang Wei.