国内英语新闻:China, Greece pledge to deepen strategic partnership in joint statement

The Greek side highly appreciates the contribution of China's robust economic growth to the efforts of the international community to cope with the financial crisis.

China supports Greece in firmly carrying out structural reforms and cutting its fiscal deficits to improve competitiveness. China welcomes the EU and the IMF's rescue package for Greece and stands ready to help Greece out of recession.

The two sides agree that it is necessary to further reform the international financial system and reinforce the supervision of developed economies and beef up the monitoring of cross-border capital flow, according to the statement.

Both sides are against trade and investment protectionism in any form. They support a staunch adherence to WTO rules and removal of trade barriers. They are ready to promote the Doha trade talks aimed at prompting countries to open their markets.

The two countries agree to deepen maritime cooperation. They will carry out cooperation programs in Piraeus Pier, upgrading it to a distributing and transferring center for Asian exports to Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea.

They also agree to promote a balanced development of two-way trade. China encourages its enterprises to import more Greek products.

The statement said the two countries agree to explore new areas of cooperation, enhancing cooperation in the fields of transportation service, information and telecommunications, infrastructure building, new energy and processing of agricultural products.

They agree to boost agricultural cooperation, especially the cooperation on the quality and safety criteria, the quality test and certification of agricultural products.

The two sides agree to strengthen tourism cooperation. The aviation authorities of the two countries will try their utmost to resume direct flights between the two countries.

China and Greece are also willing to strengthen cultural and educational exchanges.