Visiting top legislator Wu Bangguo said in Kuala Lumpur Monday that the friendly relations of cooperation between China and Malaysia have stood the test of time.  

In a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Wu said exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in various areas have become more and more dynamic and bilateral ties are growing steadily.

"Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia 31 years ago, the friendly relations of cooperation between our two countries have stood the test of time and international vicissitudes," said Wu, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee.

The two countries have trusted and supported each other politically and pursued common economic development through mutually beneficial cooperation, he said.

Wu said China and Malaysia have maintained coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs. In particular, he added, they have conducted good cooperation in promoting the development of the relationship between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and safeguarding the legitimate rights of the developing countries.

China attaches great importance to China-Malaysia relations, Wu said, adding that the purpose of his visit is to further expand the strategic cooperation between the two countries in an all-round way.

Abdullah said Wu's visit to Malaysia is of importance for promoting bilateral relations. In recent years, contacts between the two governments, parliaments and local governments as well as people-to-people exchanges are becoming increasingly close, he said.

He pledged Malaysia's efforts to expand and deepen bilateral ties.

Wu and Abdullah also had an in-depth exchange of views on common development in the South China Sea, reforms of the United Nations, the East Asia Summit and the security issues concerning the Strait of Malacca. 

(Xinhua News Agency May 31, 2005)