China's top legislator Wu Bangguo attended in Bucharest on Thursday the opening ceremony of the Sino-Romanian economic and trade forum and delivered a speech on the issue of further strengthening economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.

 

Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, is here for a three-day official and good-will visit.

 

The political relationship between China and Romania is very good and there are no political obstacles between the two countries, as China and Romania have a traditional friendship, Wu told the forum, which was attended by more than 600 government officials and businessmen from the two sides.

 

The major task for the businessmen of China and Romania is to further enhance the standard of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, especially in such areas as large-scale project cooperation, said Wu.

 

He also urged the joint economic and trade committee of China and Romania to play an important role in promoting mutual cooperation in the fields of information, communication, infrastructure construction, agriculture and environment.

 

Bogdan Olteanu, president of Romanian Chamber of Deputies, also spoke during the opening ceremony.

 

The forum was jointly organized by the Commerce Ministries of the two countries.

 

(Xinhua News Agency May 19, 2006)