BEIJING, Oct. 14
(Xinhuanet) -- China and Russia signed a joint statement here on Thursday to
share their views on maintaining world security and boosting global cooperation.
The two sides believed that Afghanistan should be built into a sovereign
state free from terroris
m and drugs and a sovereign state with friendly and
peaceful relations with its neighbors and the international community.
The top concern of Afghanistan issue is to secure local security and to
grant the country all-round support under the auspices of the United Nations,
noted the statement.
The two sides also agreed to make concerted efforts to prevent the spread
of narcotics from Afghanistan to other countries and to actively participate in
anti-narcotics actions in the periphery of Afghanistan.
China and Russia expressed their welcome toward the dialogue scheme
established between India and Pakistan. Peaceful resolution of their disputes
will help India and Pakistan strengthen mutual trust, enlarge trade exchange,
open new transportation routes and gradually bring them to all-round
cooperation. It's also good to the peace and security of South Asia, said the
statement.
Meanwhile, China and Russia also expressed their common wish in the
statement to start bilateral and multilateral cooperation with other countries
and regions so as to better secure Asia-Pacific peace and stability.
The statement said that the Shanghai Cooperative Organization has made a
good proposal to encourage the establishment of a representative cooperative
partnership within the Asia-Pacific region.
China and Russia should take concrete methods to materialize the proposal.
All members of the cooperative partnership should enjoy equal rights, noted the
statement.
The statement also stressed that regional for a of the Association of
South-East Asian Nations are the most important channels for security dialogues
among governments in Asia-Pacific region.
China reiterated its support to Russia in participating in multilateral
dialogue and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region and respect its wish to
expand regional cooperation through the Asia-Europe Meeting, "10+3" (ASEAN and
China, Republic of Korea and Japan) and other collaborative
schemes.