US Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman said on Thursday that
the US will strengthen cooperation with China on energy
security.
"As the economies of our nations continue to flourish, the US
and China must encourage full and consistent participation in
global markets to meet the growing demand for energy in our
countries," said Bodman, who will travel to Asia next week.
"Our cooperative efforts to secure energy security will pave the
way for economic growth so vital to our future prosperity," he
added.
Bodman and his Chinese counterparts will also hold talks on the
role of energy security in sustainable economic development, the
benefits of full and consistent participation in global energy
markets, and the importance of joint efforts to develop and deploy
new clean energy technologies, said the Energy Ministry in a
statement.
In China, Bodman will also participate in the inaugural meeting
of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) on December 14-15 aimed at
furthering the US-China bilateral economic relationship, the
statement said.
Vice Premier Wu Yi and US Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson,
both special representatives of the two heads of states, will
co-chair the dialogue.????
(Xinhua News Agency December 8, 2006)
