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BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) - There are strong prospects
for co-operation between China Minmetals and global
miner Rio Tinto , the Chinese firm's chairman, Weng
Zuliang, said in a statement on the company's website on Friday.
Weng made the comment in a meeting on Thursday with Rio's
chief executive, Jakob Stausholm, and an accompanying delegation
from the Anglo-Australian company, the statement added.
He expressed hope for both sides to promote and deepen
pragmatic co-operation in iron ore trading, and exploration and
development of mineral resources as well as new energy, it said.
The firm's joint efforts in recent years had brought
continuous achievements, the statement quoted Weng as saying.
"This will lay a solid foundation for future co-operation at
a deeper level," Weng added.
Other global issues both sides could tackle were energy
conservation and emission cuts, low-carbon development, adoption
of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) norms and
sustainable development, Weng said.
(Reporting by Albee Zhang, Amy Lv and Ryan Woo; Editing by
Jason Neely and Clarence Fernandez)
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