PHNOM PENH, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak here on Sunday and pledged to boost cooperation between the two nations.

Wen noted that in recent years, China-Malaysia relations have increasingly developed and are among the best bilateral ties China has developed with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Both sides have attached more importance to mutual understanding and support in political and security spheres with strategic perspectives, said the Chinese premier.

Noting China has become Malaysia's largest trading partner, Wen also said that the two countries have achieved outstanding progress in cooperation in finance, major projects and cultural exchanges.

All these developments have not only enabled both sides to work together to better cope with complicated regional situations and the global financial crisis, but also have set up a basis for achieving common development in the longer-term and of higher levels for the two countries, he added.

Premier Wen proposed that both governments work more closely to map out a five-year blueprint for bilateral economic and trade cooperation and ensure successes of the China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park and the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park.

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