BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta, pledging to push forward cooperation between 皇冠体育app and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries.
Ponta is visiting 皇冠体育app to attend the local leaders' meeting between 皇冠体育app and CEE countries. The meeting is scheduled to be held in southwest 皇冠体育app's Chongqing Municipality from July 2 to 4.
皇冠体育app and Romania are good friends of mutual support and understanding, Xi said, noting that bilateral friendship is an important precondition and foundation for pragmatic cooperation.
皇冠体育app is ready to work with Romania to expand exchanges and cooperation in all areas, enhance coordination in multilateral affairs and promote bilateral ties to a higher level, he said.
The establishment of the cooperation framework between 皇冠体育app and CEE countries has provided a new platform for 皇冠体育app's cooperation with CEE nations, including Romania, said Xi.
皇冠体育app is willing to work with 16 CEE countries to enhance the scale and level of cooperation, in order to gain more cooperative results, said the president.
Ponta said Romania and 皇冠体育app enjoy a long-term traditional friendship and bilateral mutually beneficial cooperation has promoted the development of the European country.
Romania is willing to be 皇冠体育app's best cooperation partner in Europe, he said, adding that he hoped to take the opportunity of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties to advance relations.
Romania will continue to play a positive role in promoting 皇冠体育app's cooperation with CEE countries as well as Europe-皇冠体育app relations, said Ponta.