CRI听力:China and South Korea Vow to Expand Cooperation

A total of 17 business contracts and governmental accords have been signed at the witness of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Park Geun-hye.

The documents cover various fields including trade and economy, science and technology, environmental protection and people-to-people exchanges.

Premier Li Keqiang also highlighted the strategic partnership between China and South Korea.

In particular, he mentioned the integration of China's Belt and Road Initiative, the "Made in China 2025" initiative, together with South Korea's Eurasia Initiative and the "3.0 strategy for manufacturing innovation."

He also called on more effort from the two sides to explore third-party markets in the production capacity cooperation.

For her part, President Park Geun Hye said she hopes the ratifying process of the bilateral FTA can be fast-tracked and become effective at an early date.

She also said the two countries should continue to strengthen high-level exchanges and conduct dialogues in various fields.

"From this year on, I have met many times with Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinpin, Premier Li Keqiang. The close exchanges between leaders of the two countries will help to improve the bilateral relationship and ensure regional peace and prosperity."

Besides economic and trade cooperation, the two leaders also talked about the regional situation.

Premier Li Keqiang said that he appreciated the efforts made by South Korea to ensure regional stability and prosperity.

"The visit aims to help boost bilateral ties between China and South Korea. At the same time, I will attend the 6th trilateral summit between China, South Korea and Japan. South Korea is the coordinator of the trilateral cooperation. I appreciate the contribution made by the president and her government to restart the China-South Korea-Japan meeting mechanism."

The South Korean President said her country attaches great attention to China's important role in pushing forward the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and maintaining the regional peace and stability.

For CRI, I'm Li Jianhua.