The Chinese National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, is willing to promote legislative exchanges and cooperation with its Swedish counterpart, Riksdagen, said Li Tieying, vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, on Thursday.

 

Li, who heads a NPC delegation to Sweden, remarked at a meeting with Swedish Parliament's First Deputy Speaker Per Westerberg and Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Bosse Ringholm.

 

Li said China and Sweden have made remarkable achievements in their cooperation in various fields. China's NPC attaches importance to its ties with Riksdagen and is ready to enhance bilateral legislative exchanges and cooperation.

 

Speaking highly of relations with China, the Swedish officials are happy with the rapid development of the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, and wish to upgrade bilateral cooperation in various fields.

 

The NPC delegation arrived in Stockholm on Thursday for a four-day visit at the invitation of Riksdagen. They have visited Denmark and will also visit Germany.

 

(Xinhua News Agency January 20, 2006)