Wu Bangguo, China's top legislator, said on Thursday that China's National People's Congress (NPC) attached importance to the development of relations with the Romanian Senate.

 

Meeting Romanian Senate President Nicolae Vacaroiu in Bucharest, the visiting Chinese leader said the NPC would promote exchanges between top leaders, special committees and friendly groups of the NPC and the Senate to contribute to the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries.

 

Wu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, said China treated Romania as a trusty friend and good partner, and was willing to work together with the Romanian side to push forward the fully-fledged cooperative partnership.

 

He said Sino-Romanian relations had been developing steadily with the strengthening of mutual political trust and good momentum in economic and trade cooperation.

 

Vacaroiu said during the meeting that Romania and China enjoyed a traditional friendship, and exchanges of visits by state leaders of the two countries in recent years had further promoted the bilateral friendly and cooperative relations.

 

Vacaroiu expressed his belief that Wu's visit would further contribute to the fully-fledged development of bilateral relations, adding that the Romanian Senate would strengthen cooperation with China's NPC and enhance beneficial cooperation in various areas between the two countries.

 

Wu arrived here on Wednesday afternoon for a three-day official good-will visit. It is the first visit to Romania by a Chinese top legislator.

 

(Xinhua News Agency May 19, 2006)