Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak met here on Thursday with Liu Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC.

The two sides exchanged views on the China-Malaysia ties and the relations between the CPC and the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) as well as economic cooperation between the two countries.

Liu said that the relationship between China and Malaysia develops smoothly since the two countries established the diplomatic ties 35 years ago, with increasing mutual trust in politics and remarkable achievements in economic and trade cooperation.

Chinese President Hu Jintao's recent visit to Malaysia enhanced strategic cooperation between China and Malaysia to a new height, Liu said.

He also noted that China attached great importance to pushing ahead its friendly cooperation ties with Malaysia and is willing to work together with Malaysia to further deepen and expand the cooperation between the two countries in various fields.

Liu also spoke highly of interactions between the CPC and the UMNO.

Najib, who is also president of Malaysia's leading ruling party UMNO, agreed with Liu's comment on the ties between the two countries.

He said that Malaysia and China reached many consensuses when Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Malaysia last month.

He hoped that the two sides work together to carry out pragmatic cooperation.

Najib also said that UMNO attached great importance to its inter-party relationship with the CPC, hoping that the two parties to further strengthen their interactions and cooperation.

Liu arrived here on Wednesday on a friendly visit to Malaysia after winding up his visit to Indonesia.