Top legislator Wu Bangguo vowed on Monday to boost
parliamentary exchanges with Greece in a bid to foster diplomatic
ties between the two countries.
"Parliamentary exchange is an important component of the
national relations. The National People's Congress (NPC) of China
will play a positive role in boosting bilateral cooperation in this
field," Wu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, said in his
meeting with visiting Greek Parliament President Anna
Psarouda-Benaki.
Wu said that the NPC attached importance to ties with the Greek
parliament and proposed more regular meetings between the foreign
affairs committees of the two parliaments.
"(In this way) we can promote friendly exchanges between the
various special committees and increase exchanges on the
development of society, the economy and the legal system, as well
as bilateral coordination on international and regional issues," Wu
added.
Wu also spoke highly of the development of China-Greece
relations, saying that the growth of the bilateral ties was in the
interests of both sides.
"This year is the 35th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations and we are very pleased to see their
remarkable development," Wu told Benaki.
Echoing Wu's views on bilateral relations and parliamentary
exchanges, Benaki said that Wu's previous visit to Greece had
promoted bilateral cooperation in economic, political and cultural
fields.
Greek people are keen to improve relations with China, Benaki
said, pledging that the Greek parliament would work with the NPC to
develop bilateral ties.
(Xinhua News Agency April 17, 2007)
