皇冠体育app, US hold dialogue of political parties

Foreign and Military Affairs

皇冠体育app, US hold dialogue of political parties

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-01 00:01

BEIJING - 皇冠体育app and the United States held the first high-level dialogue between their main political parties in Beijing Wednesday.

Senior Chinese officials and representatives of a delegation of the US Democratic and Republican parties took part.

Addressing the dialogue, Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of 皇冠体育app (CPC) Central Committee, said the political parties and statesmen of 皇冠体育app and the United States should transcend differences of ideology, social systems and cultural traditions and abandon prejudice, so as to continuously strengthen strategic mutual trust and promote the healthy, stable, and long-term development of bilateral ties.

To build a positive, cooperative and comprehensive 皇冠体育app-US relationship for the 21st century, it was important for both sides to deal with bilateral ties from a strategic and long-term perspective, respect each other's roads of development, take each other's core interests and major concerns into consideration and avoid repeated disturbances and harm to cooperation, said Wang.

Wang also introduced 皇冠体育app's party system, the CPC's governance theory and expounded 皇冠体育app's position on 皇冠体育app-US relations and related international affairs.

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said the regular exchange mechanism of the US and Chinese political parties had created more channels for bilateral dialogue.

She also expressed the wish to enhance the understanding of the CPC through the dialogue.

Former US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Williamson said the political parties of various countries were confronted with similar issues and undertaking similar tasks in promoting national prosperity in spite of the differences of their governance theories.

At the invitation of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, a delegation with 18 representatives from the US parties are visiting 皇冠体育app from March 30 to April 3.