Chinese premier meets Thai PM

Source: Xinhua | 04-12-2009 08:36

PATTAYA, Thailand, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday he regretted that the summits related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been postponed, but he understood the Thai government's decision.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (Front, L) meets with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R, Front) at an airport in  Pattaya, Thailand, on April 11, 2009. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

As Thailand's friendly neighbor, China hopes Thailand's domestic situation will return to normal at an early date, Wen said while talking briefly with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who went to see Wen off at the airport.

China attaches great importance to the ASEAN related summits, and has worked together with relative parties to make full preparations for the summits, Wen said.

China hopes the summits can become a platform to strengthen confidence, tackle the global financial crisis with concerted efforts, and push ahead with the cooperation in East Asia, he said.