Denmark is willing to cooperate with Shanghai in the fields such as environmental protection and energy, said visiting Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Shanghai Tuesday.  

Rasmussen made the remark while meeting with Shanghai Vice Mayor Yang Xiaodu. He also attended a luncheon for Danish entrepreneurs in Shanghai on Tuesday noon, and visited a software development facility in the afternoon.

Rasmussen arrived in Shanghai on Tuesday morning on a five-day working visit to China. This is the first visit to China by a Danish prime minister.

Rasmussen is scheduled to head for Beijing on Wednesday to meet with Chinese leaders.

(Xinhua News Agency February 25, 2004)