The Chinese government has always attached importance to developing friendly relations of cooperation with Bosnia-Herzegovina and respected its sovereignty and territorial integrity, Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan said in Beijing Tuesday.
Relations between China and Bosnia-Herzegovina have been developing smoothly since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Tang said in talks with Foreign Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina Zlatko Lagumdzija.
China was willing to join efforts with Bosnia-Herzegovina in promoting an all-round development of bilateral relations on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit and non-interference in each other's internal affairs, he said.
Lagumdzija said that as Taiwan was an integral part of China, Bosnia-Herzegovina supported China's stand on the Taiwan issue as well as China's reunification.
Bosnia-Herzegovina was willing to develop friendly relations of cooperation with China on the basis of mutual respect and benefit, he said.
Tang expressed his appreciation for Bosnia-Herzegovina's "one-China" stance.
The two ministers also exchanged views on cooperation between the two foreign ministries as well as the regional and international situation.
(Xinhua News Agency June 26, 2002)
