国内英语新闻:Chinese FM meets Ecuadorian counterpart on boosting strategic cooperation

QUITO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Ecuadorian counterpart Guillaume Long here Tuesday and they agreed on furthering strategic cooperation. 

China and Ecuador, as two developing countries, share similar historical experiences and are now faced with the common goal of development, Wang said.

Saying the China-Ecuador relationship is experiencing an uNPRecedented high, the Chinese foreign minister said that China and Ecuador, with mutual trust and support, have entered a new stage of development and achieved fruitful results in all fields.

China is willing to further enhance the all-round and in-depth development of bilateral relations, he said.

Long, for his part, praised China's support and positive contributions to Ecuador's economic and social development.

Ecuador is willing to deepen cooperation with China for the early realization of the country's industrialization and economic diversification, and the sustainable development of the strategic partnership between the two countries, Long said.

The two sides agreed to maintain closer high-level exchanges, and expand and deepen strategic cooperation.

Both countries hope to tap their respective advantages in economic complementarity to upgrade bilateral pragmatic cooperation in the fields of energy, hydropower and infrastructure.

The two countries also agreed to enhance coordination and cooperation on major global issues including sustainable development, and safeguard the common interests of developing nations.