[分享]Sino-Indian ties cemented
<p><font face="宋体">China and India Monday cemented a shared vision for the 21st century, agreeing to raise the annual volume of bilateral trade to $60 billion by 2010.</font></p><br/><p align="center"><img src="http://www.ebigear.com/images/newspic/2008/01/15/41522/200801151228362377.jpg" border="0" alt=""/></p><font face="宋体"><br/><p><font face="宋体">The consensus was reached by Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after a two-hour meeting.</font></p><br/><p><font face="宋体">Wen said the joint statement issued Monday sends positive signals to the world that China and India trust and support each other for mutual progress and the establishment of a harmonious world.<br/> <br/>Singh described the statement as an "important milestone in the evolution of relations". </font></p><br/><p><font face="宋体"> "We are cooperative partners rather than competitors," Wen told reporters after the meeting, adding that Sino-Indian relations face strategic opportunities for development.</font></p><br/><p><font face="宋体">The two sides set a revised, ambitious two-way trade target of $60 billion by 2010, reflecting their confidence in making business the priority of rapidly expanding ties. The previous target of $40 billion by 2010 is expected to be met this year while the target of $20 billion for 2008 was achieved in 2006.</font></p><br/><p><font face="宋体">"The two countries recognize that bilateral ties should be based on strong, diversified and mutually beneficial economic ties," Singh said.</font></p><br/><p><font face="宋体">In a substantive move to give a major push to their ties, the two countries signed 10 deals in areas ranging from economic planning to housing, and railway construction to health and culture.</font></p><br/><p><font face="宋体">They also agreed to launch a feasibility study on a regional trading agreement at a proper time.</font></p><br/><p><font face="宋体">On boundary disputes, the two leaders said they decided not to let long-running differences cloud the development of their relationship and instructed their special representatives to speed up efforts to achieve a workable and fair framework of settlement on the basis of mutual understanding.</font></p><br/><p><font face="宋体">While officials continue talks on the border dispute, the two sides reiterated their commitment to maintaining peace and stability on the border areas.</font></p></font>
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