The Chinese National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, is willing to strengthen legislative exchanges and cooperation with the German side, Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee Li Tieying said.

 

The NPC attaches great importance to the relations with Bundestag, the lower house of German parliament, and is ready to further improve the mechanism of bilateral exchanges and cooperation, especially in the legislative field, Li said during his talks with Bundestag President Norbert Lammert on Tuesday.

 

Li expressed his satisfaction over the smooth development of Sino-German relations, and hoped that the friendly cooperation will be expanded in various areas.

 

Li, who arrived in Germany on Sunday for a four-day visit, also held talks with German Vice Chancellor Franz Muentefering earlier Tuesday.

 

The German side hailed the good Germany-China relationship and the frequent exchange of high-level visits.

 

It reiterated that Germany adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to promote cooperation with China in world affairs.

 

(Xinhua News Agency January 26, 2006)