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NEW YORK : US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was looking forward to visiting China in November, as he met Chinese President Hu Jintao and both sides vowed to forge a "comprehensive" relationship.
The leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly here and both spoke warmly of improving Sino-US ties during a photo-op, without mentioning a trade dispute sparked by US duties on Chinese tire imports.
"I am committed to pursuing a genuinely cooperative and comprehensive relationship with China," Obama said at the meeting at the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
"We can make our relationship more dynamic and effective," Obama said, adding, "I am very much looking forward to my visit to China in November."
Hu, who sat opposite Obama along a long table, which also provided seating for a large group of aides from each side, echoed Obama's words, vowing to work for a "positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship for the 21st century."
"The Chinese side is also willing to work with the United States to properly handle essential issues to ensure our relationship will continue to grow on a sound and steady course," Hu said, through a translator.
Hu earlier made a key speech at a United Nations climate conference and pledged to curb the growth in China's carbon dioxide emissions by a "notable margin" by 2020 from their 2005 levels, though did not give an exact figure.
He is set to attend the General Assembly meeting on Wednesday, before heading on to Pittsburgh on Thursday for the G20 summit of developed and developing nations.
Washington has imposed punitive tariffs of 35 percent on Chinese-made tire imports -- a move that prompted Beijing to lodge a complaint with the World Trade Organization.
- AFP /ls
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