Visiting top adviser Jia Qinglin met with Ukrainian leaders in
Kiev Tuesday to discuss Sino-Ukrainian bilateral relations, a
spokesman for the Chinese delegation of Jia's visit said on
Wednesday.
Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), had met with Chairman of
Ukraine's Supreme Council Olexander Moroz, Prime Minister Viktor
Yanukovych and President Viktor Yushchenko, said spokesman Wang
Donghua.
Both sides agreed that China and Ukraine had deepened their
mutual understanding and trust while fostering the healthy and
stable development of bilateral ties since the two countries
established diplomatic relations in 1992.
Over the past 14 years, the cooperation between the two
countries had been broadened and deepened with fruitful results in
the areas of economy, trade, science and technology, the leaders of
Ukraine and China said during their meetings in Kiev.
Jia reiterated that China would continue to implement its fixed
policy of developing long-term, stable and comprehensive relations
with Ukraine.
Next year will be the 15th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between Ukraine and China.
China was willing to work jointly with Ukraine to raise their
bilateral ties to a new level, said Jia, the leader of the CPPCC,
China's top advisory body, and he suggested that both sides expand
their contacts and exchanges at various levels.
The two countries would be able to further enhance specific
cooperative ventures in the economic and trade areas, and put into
effect those fixed agreements and endorsed projects, Jia said.
He also expressed China's desire to broaden exchange and
cooperation in the areas of culture, education, tourism, sports and
journalism, to encourage both sides to have closer contact so as to
consolidate the social foundation of amity between the two
countries.
Jia started his visit to the East European country on October 30
and is expected to leave for Beijing on November 3.
Ukraine is the last leg of Jia's four-nation Europe tour from
October 22 to November 3, which has taken him to Britain, Lithuania
and Estonia.
(Xinhua News Agency November 2, 2006)