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Chinese President Hu Jintao met with President of Seychelles James Alix Michel in Shanghai on Sunday.

Hu said the China-Seychelles relations could be deemed as an excellent model for relations between countries with different sizes and social systems.

China is willing to join hands with Seychelles to push forward the friendship and cooperation between the two countries in a comprehensive manner, Hu said.

He called for continuing the momentum of high-level exchanges, making further plans for developing bilateral relations, strengthening bilateral political consultations and cementing exchanges and coordination on key issues such as dealing with the global financial crisis and climate change.

Urging efforts to expand economic and trade cooperation, Hu said China is willing to offer economic aid within its capacity to Seychelles and would encourage Chinese enterprises to invest in Seychelles and participate in the country’s economic development.

He also called for more efforts to promote exchanges between China and Seychelles in the fields of culture and education and expressed China’s willingness to work closely with African countries including Seychelles to implement the follow-up programs of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to benefit the African people as soon as possible.

Michel agreed that the Seychelles-China relations could serve as an excellent example for relations between developing countries.

He said Seychelles was willing to work jointly with China to strengthen and develop the friendship between the two countries, promote pragmatic cooperation in various fields and enhance exchanges and coordination in dealing with international and regional affairs to safeguard the common interests of developing countries.

Seychelles would firmly support China’s efforts to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity and realize the great cause of national reunification, Michel said.