Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged in Singapore Tuesday to carry out practical cooperation in non-traditional security fields with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Delivering a speech at the Eleventh China-ASEAN Summit, Wen said China is ready to enhance cooperation with ASEAN in non-traditional security fields, including drug trafficking, human trafficking, piracy, terrorism, weapon trafficking, money laundering, international economic crimes and cyber crimes.

"We should renew the MOU on China-ASEAN Cooperation in the Field of Non-traditional Security Issues at an appropriate time," Wen said.

As a user of the Malacca Strait, China is committed to upholding security in the Strait through dialogue and cooperation, the premier said, adding that China is ready to actively participate in the relevant cooperation projects.

It will sponsor the maritime investigation training program andthe port country monitoring training program for the three MalaccaStrait countries next year, Wen said.

Major natural disasters pose a common threat to us all. To enhance the capacity for jointly preventing and managing catastrophes, China will host the China-ASEAN Seminar on Enhancing Regional Capacity for Responding to Catastrophe next year, Wen added.

"We should enhance our long-term cooperation on energy, environmental protection and climate change. We support enhancing our cooperation on renewable energy and clean energy and in exploring new ways to ensure energy supply in line with the principle of mutual benefit," the premier said.

"We are ready to discuss with ASEAN the formulation of the China-ASEAN strategy on environmental protection cooperation," Wen pledged, saying that China will establish the China-ASEAN Environmental Protection Center next year.

"We propose putting into place the China-ASEAN environment minister meeting mechanism at an appropriate time in a common endeavor to build a resource-conserving and environment-friendly East Asia," Wen said.

Wen arrived here on Sunday for an official visit to Singapore. During his stay here, he will also attend the 11th ASEAN plus Three summit, the third East Asia summit and the eighth meeting of leaders of China, Japan and South Korea.

As a regional cooperation group founded in August 1967, ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Source:Xinhua