China's top adviser Jia Qinglin voiced his hope to promote
parliamentary exchanges with Romania Thursday.
"We hope to strengthen relations with both Senate and Chamber of
Deputies," said Jia while meeting with President of Romanian
Chamber of Deputies Bogdan Olteanu.
The Chamber of Deputies and the Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference (CPPCC) forged relationship in 1994.
"The two sides have maintained close contact which helps promote
the relations between the two states," said Jia, chairman of the
CPPCC National Committee.
On the Taiwan issue, Jia said "it is a sensitive issue related
to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as the
feelings of 1.3 billion Chinese people,"
He said China and Romania had refreshed the friendship as they
pushed forward the all-round and cooperative partnership and
strengthened the cooperation in the multilateral area.
Olteanu pledged to further cooperation with China in the
political, economic, and cultural fields.
Olteanu arrived in Beijing on March 25 for a weeklong visit at
the invitation of Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of
the National People's Congress, who met with Olteanu on March
26.
(Xinhua News Agency March 29, 2007)
