China's top lawmaker Wu Bangguo said in Beijing Wednesday that
China values relationship with the European Union (EU) and hopes to
enhance strategic cooperation with the EU.
"China hopes to enhance political exchanges and strategic
cooperation with the EU so as to boost China-EU relations to a new
level," Wu said in his meeting with European Parliament President
Josep Borrell Fontelles.
Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National
People's Congress (NPC), said China and the EU share broad common
interests and to further China-EU relations serves the interests of
the peoples of the two sides and helps maintain world peace and
common development.
The Chinese top lawmaker said China's NPC hopes to improve
exchanges with the European Parliament to contribute to the
development of China-EU relations.
Borrell said the European Parliament also hopes to enhance
dialogue and communication with the Chinese side to deepen mutual
understanding and trust to jointly push forward the EU-China
relations.
(Xinhua News Agency July 13, 2006)
