AlHijjah 3, 1432, Oct 30, 2011, SPA -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday departed forAustria for a three-day visit that would mark 40 years of diplomatic relations. The visit would see the signing of seven agreements covering economics and trade, environmental protection and education and culture, Deputy Foreign Minister Fu Ying said in Beijing. Bilateral trade in 2010 amounted to more than 6 billion dollars and is expected to increase further this year, she said. Hu is to travel on to the French Riviera town of Cannes for the Group of 20 (G20) summit, which will bring together the world's 20major economies on Thursday. China's Deputy Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai on Friday suggested that the summit should focus on critical economic and financial issues, the official Xinhua news agency reported Sunday. Among them are the debt crisis in the developed countries, the reform of the global financial system, growing inflation and sustainable growth in developing countries.
