Moldova hopes to increase its wine export to China as Moldovan
wine has already entered the Chinese market, Moldovan ambassador to
China Iacob Timciuc said Tuesday evening.
Timciuc made the remarks at a reception celebrating the 15th
anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between
China and Moldova.
Moldova is a leading grape producer and winery in eastern Europe
with an annual production of 120 million to 150 million bottles of
wine.
"Bilateral economic and trade cooperation is increasing steadily
in recent years, and we hope to expand our wine trade in the
future," Timciuc said.
Addressing the reception, Chen Haosu, president of the Chinese
People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
(CPAFFC), said China and Moldova have witnessed a sound development
of bilateral ties since the two countries forged diplomatic
ties.
"Many Chinese know Moldova produces excellent wine and the
Moldovan wine cellar is also world-famous," Chen said.
"I hope our friendship can develop like the wine, becoming more
and more mellow as time goes by," he said.
Also on Tuesday, President Hu Jintao and his Moldovan
counterpart Vladimir Voronin sent congratulatory messages to mark
the 15th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
Both leaders hailed the headway the two countries have made in
the past 15 years, and they agreed to step up cooperation and
exchanges to push China-Moldova relations to higher levels.
(Xinhua News Agency January 31, 2007)
