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Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan (L Front) meets with Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias (R Front) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2006. Chavez arrived in Beijing on Aug. 22 for a six-day state visit to China. [Xinhua Photo]
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Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan (2nd R Front) shakes hands with Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias (2nd L Front) while posing for a group photo with participants of the fifth meeting of the China-Venezuela mixed committee in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2006. Zeng and Chavez attended the closing ceremony of the meeting on Thursday. [Xinhua Photo]
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Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan (1st L Back) speaks while Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias (3rd L Back) looks on during the closing ceremony of the fifth meeting of the China-Venezuela mixed committee in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]
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The fifth meeting of the China-Venezuela mixed committee closed on Thursday in Beijing's Great Hall of the People with speeches from Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Zeng said China and Venezuela had built "a strategic partnership of common development" with both countries understanding and supporting each other on important international issues. Communication had greatly improved and the relationship had developed.
Since the committee's establishment five years ago, the two nations have done extensive cooperation on energy, agriculture and infrastructure, which promoted bilateral trade and investment by a big margin.
During the meeting, a series of government and business agreements had been signed.
Chavez said relations had grown broader and closer since his China visit last time.
He said his government would work with China to enhance and strengthen the strategic partnership.
Before the ceremony, Zeng and Chavez exchanged views on strengthening economic and technical cooperation. Enterprises from both countries signed cooperative agreements in fields such as energy, mining, agriculture and telecommunications.
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Chinese, Venezuelan presidents meet, 8 agreements signed
China and Venezuela on Thursday signed eight agreements on a range of issues, including two on expanding energy cooperation, pointing to stronger ties between the two countries.
In the two agreements, the China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and the PDVSA, the state-owned Venezuelan energy company, agreed to jointly develop Venezuelan oil fields, according to China's Foreign Ministry.
Other agreements, involving trade, energy, infrastructure construction and tourism, were signed after Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Beijing on Thursday.
"I'm very satisfied with the cooperation with China in the oil and petrochemical fields," Chavez told reporters after the ceremony, vowing to increase oil exports to China to 500,000 barrels per day in the near future.
During talks with Hu, Chavez said Venezuela would make concerted efforts with China to implement their proposals and strengthen cooperation in bilateral and multi-lateral areas so as to develop the bilateral strategic partnership.
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