Top legislator Wu Bangguo met in Beijing Wednesday with visiting
Cyprus House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias,
vowing to promote the bilateral ties to "a new level."
Wu highlighted the strong growth of the bilateral ties in the
recent years based on mutual respect and mutual trust.
China highly values ties with Cyprus, and will make efforts to
promote the pragmatic cooperation in fields such as economic and
trade, Wu said, expressing his appreciation to the understanding
and supports offered by Cyprus on the Taiwan issue.
Wu also spoke positively on the ties between the two
parliaments, saying that closer friendly exchanges and cooperation
between them will help boost bilateral relations.
Echoing Wu's view on the bilateral relations, Christofias
expressed his appreciation to China's domestic and foreign
policies.
Christofias pledged he would generate more contribution to the
development of the bilateral relations.
Christofias arrived in Beijing on Tuesday at the invitation of
Wu. Besides Beijing, he will also visiting Hunan Province in
central China.
(Xinhua News Agency February 8, 2007)
