China, Canada issued Common Paper of Strategic Working Group
21, January 2005
Author: Xinhua, People's Daily Online
Excerpt from the article:
"According to the Paper, both countries believe that it is in their interests to face the challenges posed by globalization through deeper cooperation on major international issues within the multilateral arena, and that such cooperation will help China and Canada reach their common objective of safeguarding world peace and security, prosperity and sustainable development.
To reach this goal, the working group is to strengthen coordination and cooperation within the United Nations (UN) framework, establish a strong partnership in support of a G-20 meeting of key world leaders, strengthen cooperation on counter-terrorism and transnational crime, as well as consultation and cooperation in other multilateral mechanisms including Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), World Health Organization (WHO) and (WTO)."
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