Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek said on Thursday that the
Sino-Slovenian ties have developed smoothly over the past 15 years
and maintained the positive momentum, said reports reaching
Belgrade from the Slovenian capital Ljubljana.
Drnovsek made the comment as he met the new Chinese ambassador
to Slovenia, Zhi Zhaolin, who handed his credentials to
Drnovsek.
Drnovsek said that China has been playing an important role in
the international community with its impressive economic
development and expanding national strength. He said that Slovenia
would strive to promote Sino-Slovenian cooperation and Sino-EU ties
when it takes over the EU rotation presidency in the first half of
2008.
Zhi, who arrived in Ljubljana on April 2 to perform his new
duty, said that China sees cooperation with Slovenia as a priority
in the framework of its relations with the European Union, which is
China's main trading partner.
He said China was ready to promote the bilateral cooperation on
the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit.
(Xinhua News Agency April 20, 2007)
