2018年12月11日,厄瓜多尔总统莫雷诺在北京访问中国期间,中国和厄瓜多尔国旗在天安门主席台前的灯柱上飘扬。[图片/ IC ]李:应扩大双边贸易,以实现平衡发展。总理李克强呼吁更好地调整中国提出的皮带和道路倡议与厄瓜多尔的发展战略在会见来访的厄瓜多尔总统Lenin Moreno星期四在北京举行。李发表声明后,中国和厄瓜多尔签署了一份谅解备忘录上星期三合作的道路和皮带。总理说,要最大限度地利用现有的双边合作机制,深化重点领域交流。他说,应利用市场规则和国际规则扩大贸易,以实现更均衡的发展。李肇星呼吁南美国家在中国投资时为中国企业提供一个更好的商业环境。李肇星说,建交38年来,两国巩固了政治互信,合作取得了许多成就。总理习近平和莫雷诺星期三进行了富有成效的会谈,并为未来双边关系的发展设计了蓝图。莫雷诺说,两国相互尊重和支持。厄瓜多尔坚定支持一个中国原则,很高兴看到中国在发展道路上取得的巨大成就。他对中国帮助厄瓜多尔经济社会发展表示感谢。厄瓜多尔总统表示,他的国家愿意与中国合作,在各个领域建立合作和道路,促进务实合作。他补充说,欢迎中国企业在厄瓜多尔投资,在良好的商业环境下,这些投资将受到安全可靠的法律保护。莫雷诺周二开始对中国进行为期三天的国事访问。周四,他还会见了全国人民代表大会常务委员会委员长李战书。两国于1980年1月建立了外交关系。2016年,两国关系升级为全面战略伙伴关系。中国现在是厄瓜多尔的第二大贸易伙伴。据外交部称,去年双边贸易额达到40.8亿美元,同比增长27.8%。中国向厄瓜多尔出口机械、汽车、钢铁,同时从南美国家进口原油、香蕉和水产产品。
Chinese and Ecuadorian national flags flutter on a lamppost in front of the Tian'anmen Rostrum during a visit of Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno to China in Beijing, on Dec 11, 2018. [Photo/IC]

Li: Two-way trade should be expanded to bring about balanced development

Premier Li Keqiang called for better alignment of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative with Ecuador's development strategies during a meeting with visiting Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno on Thursday in Beijing.

Li's statement came after China and Ecuador signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to work together on the Belt and Road.

All existing mechanisms for bilateral cooperation should be used to the utmost and the two countries should deepen exchanges in key areas, the premier said. Trade should be expanded using both market-based and international rules to bring about more balanced development, he said.

Li called on the South American country to provide a better business environment for Chinese companies when they make investments there.

Over the past 38 years since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties, the two countries have consolidated political trust and have seen many achievements in their cooperation, Li said.

President Xi Jinping and Moreno had productive talks on Wednesday and designed a blueprint for the development of bilateral relations in the future, the premier said.

Moreno said the two countries respect and support each other. Ecuador firmly supports the one-China principle and is glad to see the enormous achievements China has made on its path of development. He extended his gratitude to China for its help in Ecuador's economic and social development.

The Ecuadorian president said his country is willing to work with China in building the Belt and Road and promoting pragmatic cooperation in diverse fields. Chinese companies are welcome to invest in Ecuador, and these investments will enjoy safe and reliable legal protections amid a good business environment, he added.

Moreno began a three-day state visit to China on Tuesday. On Thursday, he also met with Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

The two countries established diplomatic ties in January 1980. Relations were upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016. China is now Ecuador's second-largest trading partner.

Last year, bilateral trade hit $4.08 billion, an increase of 27.8 percent year-on-year, according to the Foreign Ministry. China exports machinery, automobiles, iron and steel to Ecuador while importing crude oil, bananas and aquaculture products from the South American country.