China hopes for cooperation with Qatar on oil, gas

BEIJING, Nov. 13 -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said here Friday that China is hoping to further enhance cooperation with Qatar on oil and natural gas fields.

Wang made the remarks while meeting with visiting Deputy Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah in Beijing

The cooperation between China and Qatar in fields like energy and trade has made great progress in recent years, said Wang.

The two countries enjoy potentials for further energy cooperation as China is in need of energy with its development of industrialization and urbanization while Qatar has rich natural gas reserves, said Wang.

Wang said China hoped the two countries could advance cooperation on natural gas, oil and energy transportation to achieve win-win results.

Al-Attiyah spoke highly of the achievements China has made, saying Qatar will carry out closer energy cooperation with China.