The Fourth China-Spain Forum ended Wednesday after two days of
discussions on a wide range of topics including politics, economy,
culture, sports and law.
Delegates from both sides expressed their willingness to promote
bilateral cooperation to boost China-Spain relations, as part of
broader China-European Union links.
Among the topics discussed were also financial system reform and
business sponsorship for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Carmen Calvo, the deputy leader of the Chamber of Deputies, the
lower house of Spain's legislature, said the two nations have an
excellent relationship and she hoped this would be further deepened
in the future.
He Luli, the Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the
National People's Congress of China, praised what Calvo described
as the "exemplary close collaboration between nations with
different histories, cultures and levels of development."
The Chinese official was confident that Spain's and China's
friendly, peaceful collaboration had a brilliant future.
The China-Spain Forum, initiated by the two governments in 2003,
aims to boost bilateral exchanges and cooperation in various
fields.
The first forum was held in Beijing in 2003, the second in
Barcelona in 2004 and the third in Shanghai in 2006.
(Xinhua News Agency November 29, 2007)
