China News Service, Beijing, January 28 (Xinhua) On January 28, local time, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Foreign Minister, held annual consultations with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bambi of Thailand in Bangkok.
Wang Yi said that China and Thailand are like one family and are good neighbors, good friends and good partners. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the sixth birthday of King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand. Next year will usher in the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand. Both countries are facing new opportunities and should take new actions in their respective modernization development and the construction of a community with a shared future between China and Thailand. China is willing to focus on building a more stable, more prosperous and more sustainable China-Thailand community with a shared future, strengthen practical cooperation in various fields, and continue to give new era connotations to the relations between the two countries.
Wang Yi said that today's world is full of chaos and hot issues arise one after another. President Xi Jinping emphasized at the just-concluded Central Foreign Affairs Work Conference that the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change, but the general direction of human development and progress will not change, and the general trend of the international community having a shared future will not change. Promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind is a new The lofty goal pursued by major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in this era. Following the "One Belt, One Road" initiative and the three major global initiatives, President Xi Jinping proposed to advocate an equal and orderly world multipolarity and inclusive economic globalization, which responded to the common aspirations of most countries in the world and reflected China's responsibility. The role of a responsible major country. China is willing to work with Thailand and other emerging developing countries to strengthen unity and cooperation to serve their respective development and inject more stability and certainty into a world intertwined with chaos.
China and Thailand should further strengthen high-level exchanges and jointly plan a series of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Both sides should actively promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and accelerate the construction of the China-Thailand Railway. Promote the implementation of the development concept of China-Laos-Thailand China Unicom as soon as possible. Focus on mutually beneficial cooperation and coordinate the promotion of cooperation in the field of economy, trade and investment. Make good use of the important measure of mutual visa exemption between the two countries to intensify personnel exchanges. Strengthen law enforcement and security cooperation, take practical measures to ensure the safety of tourists from both sides, jointly combat transnational crimes such as online gambling and electronic fraud, and maintain regional national security and stability.
Bambi said that he was pleased to hold the first annual consultation between the foreign ministers of Thailand and China, which was an important outcome of Prime Minister Setar Thakur's visit to China last year. Thailand attaches great importance to the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Thailand and China and attaches great importance to strengthening friendly cooperation with China. This is not only in the common interests of the two countries, but also crucial to world peace and stability. Thailand firmly adheres to the one-China principle and will not conduct any official exchanges with Taiwan. The 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations is an important milestone in the relations between the two countries. The development process of Thailand-China relations fully demonstrates that the two countries have a high degree of mutual trust, have always shared weal and woe, and have established a profound friendship. Thailand is willing to work with China to plan celebration activities, intensify people-to-people and cultural exchanges, strengthen cooperation in emerging areas such as green development and digital economy, and promote greater development of bilateral relations. Thailand highly appreciates China as a responsible major country for its positive contributions to maintaining world stability and promoting global economic recovery, and congratulates China on the successful holding of the Central Foreign Affairs Work Conference. Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy keeps pace with the times and is in line with world development trends. Thailand agrees with President Xi Jinping's further advocacy of equal and orderly world multipolarity and inclusive economic globalization, and is willing to strengthen coordination with China on international and regional issues, carry out substantive cooperation on the implementation of three major global initiatives, and jointly build the "Belt and Road" ", uphold multilateralism, oppose decoupling and chain breaking, and maintain the stability and smoothness of production and supply chains.
After consultations, the foreign ministers of the two countries signed an agreement on mutual visa exemption for ordinary passport holders. (over)