China believes that a mulitipolar world is in the interest of the world people and is conducive to peace and development across the globe, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Wednesday.
In an interview with Russia's Itar-Tass and Interfax news agencies, Wen said that people across the world need a peaceful, stable, secure and harmonious environment.
To meet the need, all countries should abide by the UN charter and various international laws and give full play to the United Nations and other international organizations in their roles of maintaining world order, Wen said.
He stressed that developing countries should have more say in world affairs as they are the majority in the international community.
Russia and China share the same stance in this regard, the Chinese premier said.
As a developing nation, China is still facing many structural problems during its economic development such as income inequality, regional development discrepancy, and unbalanced development between urban and rural areas, Wen said while being asked about China's role in the world economy.
China, with a huge population of 1.3 billion, is one of the leading countries in the world in terms of total economic output. However, its per capita GDP still lags far behind, Wen said.
Therefore, China has a long way to go before fulfilling the goal of its modernization drive, which aims to transform China into a prosperous, democratic and civilized country, he added.
While talking about the global financial crisis, Wen said that it was one of the major issues he and the Russian leaders discussed during their meeting.
The Chinese premier said that they have coordinated stances and reached broad consensus on the issue.
The leaders of the two countries have also studied measures for cooperation in a bid to address the crisis, he added.
Wen said that it is of both practical significance and strategic significance to strengthen China-Russia cooperation on economy, trade and finance as global economic downturn continues.
During his stay in Russia, the Chinese premier held talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the 13th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian prime ministers, met with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev and parliament leaders, and attended the third Sino-Russian economic and trade forum in Moscow.
Source: Xinhua
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