Chinese President Hu Jintao said Friday that healthy and stable economic and trade relations between China and the United States serve the interests of both countries.

Hu made the remarks during a phone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama.

As uncertainties still remain in global economic recovery, both China and the United States face the task of boosting economic recovery and maintaining stable economic development, he said.

The Chinese president hopes that both sides could settle their trade disputes through dialogue and consultation.

Obama said his country understands the challenges that China is facing in its economic development, and both countries should continue to make efforts to address major concerns and achieve global economic recovery and balanced development.

The positive, cooperative and comprehensive relations between the United States and China are very important for both countries and the world, he added.

Healthy and stable relations between the United States and China serve the strategic and long-term interests of both countries, Obama said.

The U.S. president reaffirmed his country's adherence to the one-China policy, which it recognizes as one of China's core interests.

The two countries share broad and common interests in tackling global and regional challenges, he added. He expressed hope both sides would strengthen cooperation in this respect.

The Chinese president said properly handling the Taiwan and Tibet issues, which concern China's sovereignty and territorial integrity and represent China's core interests, is key to Sino-U.S. relations.

He also said China attaches great importance to the issue of nuclear security, opposing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism, and supporting international efforts to enhance cooperation on nuclear security.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday the Chinese president will attend the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit from April 12 to 13 in Washington.

Hu said China is ready to work closely with other parties concerned to make the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit a success.

Since President Obama took office, with joint efforts from both sides, the Sino-U.S. relations have demonstrated a sound momentum for development. The two nations have reached consensus on promoting a positive, cooperative and comprehensive China-U.S. relationship in the 21st century, President Hu said.

As two major powers in the world, the United States and China face common challenges and share major responsibilities in many areas, including promoting global economic recovery and healthy growth of the world economy, dealing with international and regional hot-button issues and maintaining world peace and security, Hu said.

China is willing to work with the United States to further implement the consensus reached by the two sides, adhere to the principles of the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques and the Sino-U.S. joint declaration, and respect each other's core interests and major concerns, Hu said.

China is also ready to cooperate with the U.S. side to carefully address differences and sensitive issues between the two nations, and strengthen dialogue and cooperation in all areas, so as to develop the positive, cooperative and comprehensive China-U.S. relationship, he said.

(Xinhua News Agency April 2, 2010)