The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) plays a positive role in raising the awareness to integrate, promoting political trust and increasing mutually beneficial cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said yesterday.

Addressing ACD's sixth ministerial meeting, Yang said the dialogue's goal is to achieve peaceful, harmonious and common development in Asia.

China supports the ACD's efforts to promote pan-Asian cooperation. It will keep carrying out dialogue and communication and striving to deepen cooperation in poverty alleviation, agriculture, energy, IT, infrastructure, tourism, education and the environment, he said.

On climate change, Yang said the Chinese government attaches great importance to climate change and will honor its commitments under the UN convention and the Kyoto Protocol.

Xinhua

(China Daily 06/06/2007 page2)