Stronger cooperation on regional, international issues

The two sides said they agreed to maintain close communication and coordination and work together with the rest of the international community for the settlement of conflicts and the reduction of tensions that trigger regional and global instability.

The two sides noted that traditional and non-traditional security threats were intertwined, and situations in Northeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and African required combined efforts.

The two sides affirmed the importance of the Six-Party Talks and continuing efforts to achieve denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as well as maintaining peace and stability on the Peninsula and in Northeast Asia. They emphasized the importance of implementing U.N. Security Council Resolution 1874 and resolving the nuclear issue on the Peninsula through peaceful means.

Both sides pledged to increase coordination to jointly promote stability and development in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

They agreed that senior officials from both countries with responsibilities for Iran and the Middle East should continue to consult closely on these issues.

The two sides expressed their willingness to increase coordination and consultation on the issue of Sudan to jointly seek an early and enduring political settlement of the Darfur issue and to promote the peace process between the north and the south of Sudan.

Both sides noted their shared opposition to terrorism and pledged to work collaboratively to strengthen global non-proliferation and arms control regimes. They reiterated their respective nuclear policies and discussed the upcoming 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Conference on Disarmament (CD).

The two sides also discussed the Global Nuclear Security Summit proposed by the US side and reiterated the importance of existing dialogues on security, arms control, non-proliferation and counter-terrorism issues.

They agreed to enhance the bilateral sub-dialogues on policy planning, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and Latin America within the Strategic Dialogue framework, with a view to broadening and deepening cooperation on issues of mutual concern.

The two sides agreed to hold the second round of S&ED in Beijing next year.

During the two-day dialogue, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo co-chaired the "Strategic Track" of the dialogue with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, while Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan co-chaired the "Economic Track" with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

(Xinhua News Agency July 29, 2009)