Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Beijing on Wednesday.
Praising Ban's job as UN chief, Dai said China highly values UN's important role in dealing with common challenges for the humankind.
He voiced continuous support for the UN, adding China is to cement cooperation with it to promote a harmonious world with long-lasting peace and common prosperity.
In response, Ban said UN enjoys broad consensus with China on many important issues, and attaches great importance to its cooperation with China in various areas.
China's State Councilor Dai Bingguo (R) shakes hands with Nikai Toshihiro, chairman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2008. The world peace and development is inseparable from China, and the settlement of major international and regional issues also cannot work without China, he added.
Ban expected to work closely with China to build a bright future for the world.
China's State Councilor Dai Bingguo (front R) walks with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing July 2, 2008. The UN chief arrived in Beijing Tuesday afternoon for a three-day official visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese government.
Ban had visited the Yingxiu township in Wenchuan County to speak to earthquake survivors on May 24.
Source:Xinhua
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