Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez met Wang Xiaoyuan, the
newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of
Uruguay, and held talks with him at the Palace of Independence on
Thursday.
During the talks, Vazquez asked Wang to transfer his heartfelt
greetings and best wishes to President Hu Jintao.
He spoke highly of the bilateral friendly relationship and
cooperation in areas of politics, economy, culture, and science and
technology.
Vazquez said he believed that the friendly ties between the two
countries would be further improved during Wang's tenure.
Before the meeting, the Uruguayan president accepted the
credentials presented by the new Chinese ambassador, who arrived in
Montevideo on March 17.
(Xinhua News Agency March 31, 2006)
