Visiting State Councilor Chen Zhili met on Wednesday with Polish
President Lech Kaczynski, with both sides expressing the will to
further promote bilateral ties.
China attached great importance to its relations with Poland and
was ready to develop them further, Chen said.
The Sino-Polish relations had scored great successes after years
of steady development, Chen told the president.
China and Poland had made remarkable achievements in economic
and trade cooperation, and had enjoyed closer cooperation and
coordination in dealing with international affairs, she said.
Both sides had become good friends and partners who trusted each
other in politics, cooperated with each other in economic issues
and supported each other in international affairs, Chen said.
The state councilor expressed her appreciation for Poland's
adherence to the one-China policy, which Kaczynski reiterated
during the meeting.
Bilateral relations were upgraded to a friendly partnership of
cooperation during President Hu Jintao's visit to Poland in 2004,
ushering in a new phase of development of bilateral ties, Chen
said.
The recent meeting between the two premiers at the China-EU
summit in Helsinki, Finland, further strengthened political trust
in each other, she said, adding that China was satisfied with the
development of bilateral relations.
For his part, Kaczynski said his country was willing to enhance
the communication and cooperation with China in various fields.
The president said the two sides could not only expand bilateral
relations, but develop their relations under the Sino-EU framework
and cooperate in international affairs.
Chen also met with Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Roman Giertych
on Wednesday, and reached a broad consensus on furthering and
strengthening Sino-Polish cooperation.
Chen said the bilateral relations have sustained a stable
development, thanks to the mutual respect that exists between the
two countries.
The exchanges and cooperation in the fields of education,
science, culture and sports have progressed smoothly and the
Chinese are satisfied with it, she said, adding that China is ready
to promote further bilateral cooperation in these areas.
Giertych, who is also education minister, agreed with Chen,
saying that Poland attaches great importance to comprehensive
cooperation with China in science, education, culture and
sports.
Poland will not only cooperate with its neighbors, but also
actively develop friendly cooperation with Asian countries,
particularly with China, said Giertych.
The Polish official stressed that with no conflict of interests
between Poland and China, the two countries have good prospects in
developing bilateral relations.
On the same day, Chen also attended signing ceremonies of a
letter of intent to carry out educational cooperation for the
period 2007-2009, and a memorandum on cultural cooperation for the
period 2007-2012.
(Xinhua News Agency September 28, 2006)
