Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended the inauguration of the new Kuwaiti Embassy to China in Beijing Wednesday, saying that his China tour was satisfying.

Sabah, who was in Beijing on his eight-day official visit to China, called for Kuwait and China to further strengthen their cooperation at the inauguration ceremony.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhou Wenzhong said at the ceremony that Sabah's visit is important for bilateral relations between China and Kuwait.

During his visit, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao met or talked with him separately.

The two sides reached wide consensus through their in-depth exchanging of views, and signed relevant agreement on further promoting economic and technological cooperation between China and Kuwait, Zhou said, noting that this is conducive for the two sides to expand their friendly cooperation in various fields.

China and Kuwait, both as developing countries, are devoted for their domestic economic growth, and strengthening cooperation is in accordance with the common interests of the two countries, Zhou said, adding that China is willing to make joint efforts with Kuwait to compose new chapter of the friendly cooperation between the two sides.

Kuwaiti ambassador to China Faisal Rashed Al-Ghais said Sabah's China tour further strengthened the friendly relations between Kuwait and China.

The newly-established embassy, consisted of office building and ambassador's mansion, represents the style of Kuwaiti construction.

Sabah, as the guest of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, arrived in Beijing Monday. 

(Xinhua News Agency July 8, 2004)