China, Germany sign 22 cooperative documents

China and Germany signed 22 cooperative documents Monday at the Great Hall of the People, aiming at promoting bilateral cooperation in various fields.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who is on a three-day working visit to China, attended the signing ceremony after their talks.

These documents cover the cooperative fields of railways, finance, bank supervision, aviation, cars, agricultural products and digital communication.

Major documents deal with the establishment of a hot line between the two governments, and the future cooperation in railways and bank supervision and between small and medium-sized enterprises.

Both Wen and Schroeder spoke highly of the bilateral cooperation when meeting with home and overseas reporters after the ceremony.

Schroeder said the signing of documents indicated the bilateral cooperation is deepening and tightening. He also expressed his confidence for doubling bilateral trade volume by 2010.

Wen said his talks with Schroeder is sincere and fruitful. They agreed to expand cooperation in trade and other fields in their talks.