Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing held talks with his Bahamas counterpart Fred Mitchell on Saturday in Nassau, capital of the Bahamas.

 

During the talks, Li and Mitchell, also minister of public service, said that the two sides would take active measures to fulfill the agreement reached by the leaders of the two nations, and deepen mutual understanding and trust.

 

Meanwhile, China and the Bahamas would also expand cooperation in such fields as economy, trade, investment, tourism, transportation, finance and human resources development, strengthen coordination and cooperation in the international affairs and promote the development of China's relations with Bahamas and Caribbean countries, they said.

 

Mitchell said the Bahamas will continue to adhere to the one-China policy and support China's cause of peaceful reunification.

 

Li appreciated the stance of the Bahamas government on this issue.

 

Li kicked off an official visit to six Latin American and Middle East nations on Wednesday, which includes Mexico, the Bahamas, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

 

(Xinhua News Agency May 22, 2006)