BRUSSELS, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Premier Wen Jiabao has elaborated Chinese positions and perspectives on various issues, including the world economic recovery, at the eighth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and other occasions.
At the two-day summit which concluded here Tuesday, Premier Wen said currently the world economy sees slow recovery but still faces great uncertainty.
All countries should continue to prioritize consolidating the momentum of the economic recovery and maintain proper macroeconomic policies. They should also take prudent and sound approach to decide when and how fast they should apply the exit policy, Wen said.
He said the Chinese government has always paid great attention to the global warming issue, adding that China is willing to continue to provide support in its capacity for other developing countries on fighting global warming within the frameworks of South-South cooperation and bilateral cooperation.
The premier said currently global issues such as energy and food security, natural disaster, terrorism and piracy pose a serious threat to the economic development and social stability in Asia and Europe.
He called the countries to join hands to tackle food security, a pressing task that needed to be solved as a top priority.
On the sidelines of the summit on Tuesday, Premier Wen met the Euro Group troika, including Euro Group President and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet and EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn.
He urged the European Union (EU) to objectively and fairly treat the RMB exchange rate issue as that would benefit the EU.
Wen said China would further reform its formation mechanism of the yuan exchange rate to increase the currency's flexibility and also continue to expand import from the EU and strive to balance the trade.
He called on both sides to develop healthy ties from a strategic perspective as the EU has become China's largest trading partner while China stands as the EU's important exporting market.
Also on Tuesday, Premier Wen held talk with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, saying China expected an early resumption of the six-party talks to ease tensions and resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.
He urged all parties to make joint efforts to ease tensions between the south and the north on the peninsula and strive to resume the six-party talks at an early date.
Speaking of the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) Seoul Summit, slated for Nov. 11-12, Wen said it was of great significance for boosting the world economic recovery, adding that China would support South Korea in seeking positive outcomes at the meeting.
Later in the day, Premier Wen also met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Meseberg Palace, 70 km north of Germany's capital of Berlin, on the eve of the 13th China-European Union (EU) summit in Brussels.
After the meeting ,they issued a joint communique, in which the two countries pledged to enhance their efforts in coordinating macroeconomic policies and opposing trade and investment protectionism.
The two sides agreed to attach importance to a series of dialogue mechanisms, including the strategic dialogue, the dialogue between nations ruled by law and human rights dialogue.
Wen arrived here Monday for the ASEM after concluding his visit to Greece.
He is scheduled to attend the a China-EU summit in Brussels on Wednesday and then continue his four-nation visit which will also take him to Italy and Turkey.
Source: Xinhua
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