The Ministry of foreign affairs answers questions about the waterproof pollution of China and Russia when our fishing boat was detained in Japan

Introduction: Liu Jianchao: Good afternoon! I don't know if you have received the notice from the Information Office of the State Council At 3 p.m this afternoon, the Information Office of the State Council will hold a press conference Mr Zhang Lijun, deputy director of the State Environmental Protection Administration, is invited to brief you on the pollution of the Songhua River It's 2:45 I don't mind if you can make it now I believe this is a matter of concern At the invitation of prime minister de Villepin of the French Republic, Prime Minister zurinda of the Slovak Republic, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Prime Minister of Portugal, Prime Minister soklates and Prime Minister Badawi of Malaysia, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council will be from December 4 to 15 Japan paid an official visit to the five countries mentioned above and attended the Ninth China ASEAN summit, the ninth ASEAN China Japan South Korea summit and the first East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur At the invitation of President Hu Jintao, Belarusian president Lukashenko will pay a state visit to China from December 4 to 7 At the invitation of Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council, Prime Minister mosisili of the kingdom of Lesotho will pay an official visit to China from November 30 to December 6 Now let's ask questions Q: Japan's Liberal Democratic Party put forward suggestions for amending the constitution What is China's comment on that? A: for historical reasons, Asian countries have always paid close attention to Japan's constitutional revision We believe that Japan's adherence to the direction of peaceful development is in Japan's fundamental interests and conducive to peace, stability and development in the region Q: China and the United States announced the signing of the "mega port plan" Which ports in China will participate in the plan? Does China believe that Iran is accelerating the resumption of uranium enrichment activities? Are you in favor of bringing this issue to the Council for discussion? Chinese ambassador to Japan Wang Yi said in Tokyo today that he hoped Japanese leaders would make a statement not to visit the Yasukuni Shrine How can China expect Japan to make a statement on such private activities? A: on the first question, during President Bush's visit to China, China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on the "mega port plan" between China and the United States This is an important arrangement made on the basis of the China US dollar consensus, reflecting a series of good cooperation between China and the United States in the field of counter-terrorism in recent years The "mega port plan" is of great significance to strengthen cooperation among countries in preventing and combating the proliferation of nuclear and other radioactive materials China and the United States share common interests in the field of counter-terrorism Maintaining and strengthening cooperation is not only in the common interests of the two peoples, but also conducive to maintaining world peace and security China is willing to work with the United States to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism on the basis of equality and mutual respect The specific scope of the plan needs to be determined by both parties On the Iranian nuclear issue, China's position is consistent We believe that a proper solution to the Iranian nuclear issue should be sought within the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and consultations between Iran and the EU on this issue should be resumed as soon as possible to find a long-term solution acceptable to all parties We are not in favor of referring this issue to the UN Security Council for discussion Ambassador Wang Yi reiterated China's principled position on Japan's leaders' visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, which China has always adhered to You said just now that this is a private activity of Japanese leaders, I don't think so We have no objection to the Japanese general public going to Yasukuni Shrine We firmly oppose the Japanese leaders' visits to the Yasukuni Shrine Q: Premier Wen Jiabao will visit Portugal When will he visit Portugal? Who will I see? What is China's goal of this visit? A: Premier Wen Jiabao will pay an official visit to European and Asian countries, including Portugal The relevant agenda is under arrangement I will provide you with an exact date in time In accordance with the usual practice, before the visit of the Chinese President and prime minister, the Ministry of foreign affairs will hold a special briefing, which will provide you with more information about the visit At present, I can tell you that this visit is very important It is the first visit to Portugal by the Chinese Premier in the past 13 years During his visit to Portugal, Premier Wen will hold talks with Prime Minister socratus, meet with other Portuguese politicians, and attend symposiums on economy, trade and education China and Portugal will also sign a series of important bilateral cooperation documents The purpose of this visit is to increase mutual understanding, strengthen political mutual trust, expand cooperation in various fields and raise China Portugal relations to a higher level At present, bilateral economic and trade cooperation is developing rapidly, with the trade volume reaching 869 million US dollars last year and 908 million US dollars from January to September this year, up 40.1% year on year Bilateral exchanges and cooperation in education, science and technology, culture, justice and other fields are increasingly active China is full of confidence in the development prospects of bilateral relations It is believed that Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Portugal will further promote the existing friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries Q: please introduce the agenda of Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to France, and what are the goals to be achieved? Will trade issues such as lifting the ban and textiles be discussed? Russia's Khabarovsk region, near the Chinese border, has declared a state of emergency because of river pollution caused by explosions at Chinese chemical plants What measures will China take to improve the current situation and prevent pollution from affecting Russia? [NextPage] A: at present, China France comprehensive strategic partnership maintains a good momentum of development, and political mutual trust between the two countries is further strengthened Leaders of the two countries have paid frequent visits to each other In April this year, Prime Minister Rafael visited China, and next month, Premier Wen Jiabao will pay a return visit During his visit, Premier Wen Jiabao will meet with President Chirac and hold talks with Prime Minister de Villepin The leaders of the two countries will have an extensive exchange of views on bilateral and major international issues of common concern Premier Wen will also deliver an important speech at Paris Polytechnic University, discuss with people from the cultural and art circles, meet with people from French business circles and deliver a speech In addition, Premier Wen will visit Toulouse, Marseille and nice to visit some high-tech and important industrial projects there During Premier Wen's visit, the two sides will sign a series of cooperation agreements covering various areas of bilateral cooperation China always views its relations with France from a strategic perspective and is willing to develop its comprehensive strategic partnership in accordance with the spirit of the two joint statements signed by the two heads of state We believe that Premier Wen's visit will surely achieve the goals of enhancing understanding, expanding consensus, deepening cooperation and facing the future, and push China France comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level China's State Environmental Protection Administration has released a series of important information on the specific situation of Songhua River pollution China attaches great importance to the harm and impact that this pollution may bring to our neighboring Russia To this end, we have briefed the Russian side on several occasions This morning, Xie Zhenhua, director of the State Environmental Protection Administration, briefed Russian ambassador to China Razov on the latest situation of pollution and gave a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the relevant situation and monitoring data The two sides expressed that they should cooperate closely and report information in a timely manner The two sides will establish hotlines between relevant departments and local governments Both sides attach great importance to this major pollution issue At present, China is actively taking various measures to strengthen monitoring and control so as to minimize the harm caused by pollution Q: it is reported that a Chinese fishing boat was detained in Japan's exclusive economic zone recently What's the current situation? A: I took note of the relevant reports and immediately got in touch with the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka It is understood that on November 21, the fishing boat No 23675 zhelingyu was detained by the Japanese Fisheries Department in the exclusive economic zone of Japan because the captain did not have the identity certificate and seaman's certificate of the captain China and Japan have handled the case properly in accordance with the provisions of bilateral fisheries agreements and practices At present, the crew and fishing boats have been released Q: China and Pakistan have good relations It is reported that China's navy and Pakistan's navy may hold joint search and rescue exercises in the Arabian Sea near Karachi Please brief us on the situation A: after 13 days of sailing, the Chinese Navy's visiting fleet composed of the "Shenzhen" missile destroyer and the "Weishan Lake" integrated supply ship arrived at Karachi Port, the first stop of the visit, at 10 a.m local time, and began a three-day friendly visit to Pakistan It is reported that the navies of the two countries will hold non-traditional security field exercises in the Arabian Sea for the first time with joint search and rescue as the main content after the completion of the visit to Pakistan by the Chinese naval fleet as agreed by the navies of the two countries This is the fourth visit to Pakistan by the Chinese naval fleet Pakistan's navy has also sent warships to visit China many times In November 2003, during a visit to Shanghai by the Pakistan Navy Fleet, a joint search and rescue exercise was conducted for the first time with Chinese naval vessels in a certain sea area of the East China Sea This is an important communication between the two armies, which will play an important role in enhancing the understanding and mutual trust between the two armies Q: about the water pollution of Songhua River You just said that China has informed Russia twice about the relevant situation What cooperation has China and Russia carried out in the prevention and control of water pollution? A: first of all, both sides should timely inform each other of relevant information, closely monitor the quality of water, and take necessary preventive measures to prevent the polluted water from endangering people's lives At the same time, the two sides will establish hotlines between relevant ministries and local governments, with the purpose of strengthening communication between the two sides Both sides will take effective measures in a responsible manner to prevent the pollution from causing further damage to people's lives and the environment Q: on the Songhua River water pollution, as the pollution may affect Russia, will the Chinese government help it clean up the pollution? Second, the LDP is ready to amend the Constitution and abandon the peace clause in the original constitution What is China's response? A: on the first question, the State Environmental Protection Administration is the competent department to deal with it I believe that we will do our best to reduce the harm of pollution On the second question, it seems that you are at least five minutes late I have just answered the relevant questions For historical reasons, Asian countries have been paying close attention to the trend of Japan's constitutional amendment We believe that Japan's adherence to the path of peaceful development is in Japan's fundamental interests and is conducive to peace and stability in Asia and the world If there are no other questions, thank you for attending today's press conference.