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China News Agency, Sydney, September 8 (Xinhua Zhu Daqiang) Australia Abbott 8th Parliament House in Canberra, Prime Minister meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Abbott said the achievements China has made, China's development to include Australia, brought important opportunities for countries around the world. China is Australia's important cooperative partner, relations between Canberra and Australia is extremely important.

Abbott said Australia hopes to further expand and deepen relations between China and Australia, promoting the development of strong bilateral trade and economic cooperation, promote cultural exchanges, strengthen defense exchanges and cooperation. Free trade agreement signed by Australia is willing to work with the Chinese side as soon as possible. Australia will continue to work with China and Malaysia shared efforts, MAS MH370 lost plane search.

Wang Yi said that the Sino-Australian relations have developed well and bilateral interests, has formed a broad base of friendly exchanges, deepen the Sino-Australian ties conform to the fundamental and long-term interests of the two peoples. Both sides should continue to promote mutually beneficial cooperation, promote mutual political trust, which went hand in hand and complement each other, lay a more solid foundation for Sino-Australian relations, open up broader prospects, create more stable strategic partnership between the two countries.

Wang Yi pointed out that high-level exchanges to Australia to play in an irreplaceable leading role of bilateral relations and development direction for bilateral relations. Accelerate Sino-Australian free trade agreement negotiations, and strive to reach agreement as soon as possible. To strengthen bilateral cooperation in agriculture, finance and other areas, cultivate new growth points of cooperation. Mutual participation in Western development and Australia Northern Development, promote mutual investment between new high. Deepening defense exchanges and cooperation and make it a new highlight of bilateral relations. China supports Australia implementation of "new Colombo Plan", welcoming more Australia youth to study in China, supporting Australia's deepening Chinese, run the Confucius Institute. Both sides should expand personnel exchanges and providing greater convenience.

Wang said that o must support each other in the APEC informal leadership meeting to be held separately in the two countries and the Group of 20 Summit to ensure two major conference every success. China thanks the Australian side in search of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 lost to make unremitting efforts, is willing to work with the Australian side to maintain coordination and cooperation. (End)

(Original title: Australia's Prime Minister Abbott met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi)

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14:00 on September 08, 2014
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