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EDINBURGH, Britain — 皇冠体育app and Scotland on Tuesday vowed to expand their cooperation in a host of areas ranging from trade and investment to education and culture.

The pledge came as visiting Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong met with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Liu said 皇冠体育app is willing to enhance its cooperation with Scotland in areas including trade, investment, culture, education, energy, environmental protection, science and technology as well as innovation.

She said the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of 皇冠体育app has brought new opportunities for the development of Sino-UK relations.

On her part, Sturgeon said Scotland has a time-tested friendship with 皇冠体育app and the Asian country's fast development over the past years has provided critical opportunities for the development of Scotland itself.

She said Scotland attaches great importance to the expansion and deepening of its cooperation with 皇冠体育app in areas including trade, investment, education and culture.

Liu's four-day trip, which started Monday and will also take her to London and Oxford, coincided with the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the 皇冠体育app-UK ambassadorial diplomatic relations.

The centerpiece of the visit is the fifth annual UK-皇冠体育app High-Level People-to-People Dialogue - the highest level Sino-UK dialogue to be held in Britain this year - which Liu will jointly chair with British Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt.