China said on Friday that the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations(ASEAN) Regional Forum played positive roles in enhancing
trust and promoting cooperation.
"As the major official channel on security dialogue and
cooperation in Asia-Pacific region, ASEAN Regional Forum(ARF) has
played positive roles in enhancing trust, reaching consensus and
promoting cooperation," Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao
said.
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will attend the seventh foreign
ministers' meeting between ASEAN and China, Japan and the Republic
of Korea (10+3) from July 26 to 28 in Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia, Liu
said.
Li will also attend the ASEAN's Post Ministerial Conferences
(PMC) with dialogue countries and the thirteenth foreign ministers'
meeting of ARF, Liu said.
On the sidelines of the meetings, Li will hold one-on-one
meetings with foreign ministers of some countries, exchanging views
on issues of common concern, the spokesman said.
China holds that the ARF development should conform to the
characteristics and needs of the Asia-Pacific region, Liu said.
The spokesman said that China will work with other countries to
boost the sound development of the ARF and maintain the security of
the Asia-Pacific region.
ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
(Xinhua News Agency July 22, 2006)
