Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) poses with Jose De Venecia (R), speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, after being conferred the Parliament Achievement Honorable Medal in Manila Jan. 16, 2007. (Xinhua Photo/Yao Dawei)

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao ended official visit to the Philippines Tuesday and left here for Beijing.

Philippine Vice President Noli de Castro bid farewell to Wen at the Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

During his visit, Wen held talks with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and met with Senate President Manny Villar and House Speaker Jose de Venecia.

A joint statement was issued by the governments of the two countries Tuesday.

Before making the visit in Manila, Wen attended the 10th ASEAN-China Summit and the 2nd East Asia Summit in Cebu, central Philippines. He also chaired a trilateral meeting with leaders of Japan and the Republic of Korea in Cebu.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) tours an exhibition showcasing the agricultural co-operations between China and Philippines in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Jan. 16, 2007. Wen attended a meeting on the Sino-Philippines agricultural co-operations in Manila on Tuesday. (Xinhua Photo/Liu Weibing)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during the meeting on the Sino-Philippines agricultural co-operations in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Jan. 16, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)

 
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) shakes hands with a representative of Chinese overseas in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Jan. 16, 2007 (Xinhua Photo)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offers a wreath to the Rizal Monument in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Jan. 16, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)

Editor: Yan