Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek and Prime Minister Janez
Jansa held separate talks with State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan on
Thursday, with both sides pledging to further boost bilateral
ties.
During his meeting with Drnovsek, Tang said China is ready to
intensify high-level visits with Slovenia, strengthen exchanges
between parliaments and parties, broaden bilateral cooperation in
economy, trade, tourism, science and technology, deepen exchanges
in culture and education, and push bilateral ties forward for
further and comprehensive development.
Over the past 14 years since the establishment of diplomatic
relations between the two countries, Tang said, both sides have
been devoted to the development of bilateral friendship,
understanding of each other's major concerns, and have made
remarkable achievements in cooperation in politics, economy, trade,
science, technology, education and culture.
Tang expressed his appreciation for the good-neighborly policies
Slovenia pursues and the important role it plays in regional
affairs, stressing that all countries, regardless of their size,
strength and wealth, are equal and can contribute to world peace,
stability and development.
Drnovsek said his country is keen to develop its ties with
China, and is willing to promote the bilateral cooperative
friendship in various fields.
Slovenia is ready to develop communication and cooperation with
China within the frame of Sino-European relationship, he said,
adding that the strengthening of the Sino-European ties is
conducive to the establishment of a harmonious world.
In his meeting with Jansa, Tang briefed the Slovenian prime
minister on how China implements the concept of scientific
development and tries to establish a harmonious society, stressing
that China will unswervingly keep to the path of peaceful
development.
For his part, Jansa said Slovenia and China have a solid
foundation for their political relationship and a huge potential
for economic and trade cooperation since there are no outstanding
issues between the two sides.
On Thursday, Tang, who arrived in the Slovenian capital a day
earlier, also held a separate meeting with Slovenia's Foreign
Minister Dimitrij Rupel.
Slovenia is the fourth stop of Tang's eight-day official visit,
which has taken him to Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro, and will
further take him to Croatia.
(Xinhua News Agency September 1, 2006)
