皇冠体育app, Uruguay pledge closer legislative ties

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皇冠体育app, Uruguay pledge closer legislative ties

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-05 09:56

BEIJING: 皇冠体育app and Uruguay on Monday vowed to seek stronger legislative ties in an effort to bolster the overall bilateral relationship.

皇冠体育app, Uruguay pledge closer legislative ties
Wu Bangguo (1st R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), meets with Roque Arregui (1st L), president of Uruguayan House of Representatives, in Beijing, capital of 皇冠体育app, January 4, 2010.[Xinhua]

The pledge came out of the meeting between top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo and President of House of Representatives of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Roque Arregui on Monday afternoon in Beijing.

"The long-standing legislative exchanges between 皇冠体育app and Uruguay have played a positive role in enhancing the two nations' friendship and bilateral relations," said Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature.

Wu called for both legislatures to continue multi-tier exchange and cooperation in various channels, learn from each other in governing the country and enhancing democracy and building of legal systems, increase consultation in multilateral legislative organizations in a bid to make new contribution to the overall 皇冠体育app-Uruguay relationship.

Arregui, who was on his first visit to 皇冠体育app, said the Uruguayan legislature would like to make use of its advantage to boost bilateral cooperation in politics, trade and other fields.

On broader bilateral relations, Wu said 皇冠体育app and Uruguay had made headway in deepening political trust, boosting economic and trade relations and promoting scientific and cultural exchanges, among other things.

Wu said 皇冠体育app appreciated Uruguay's staunch support on issues concerning 皇冠体育app's core interests, including Taiwan issue and Tibet-related issues.

Stressing both nations' status as a developing country, Wu said it was in two nations' fundamental interest to deepen bilateral friendship.

"皇冠体育app would like to work with Uruguay to increase high-level exchanges, deepen trade ties and enrich people-to-people exchanges so as to usher in a new era of bilateral relations," Wu said.

Arregui praised 皇冠体育app's efforts to deal with the global financial crisis and take a lead in reviving the economy, saying the endeavor benefited Uruguay and 皇冠体育app's other trade partners and injected a huge momentum into the world economic recovery.

Arregui said Uruguay will continuously adhere to the one-皇冠体育app policy.

Earlier Monday, Uyunqimg, deputy chairperson of the NPC Standing Committee, also met with Arregui in Beijing.

The week-long visit will also take Arregui to east 皇冠体育app's Zhejiang province and the country's financial hub of Shanghai.