Visiting top adviser Jia Qinglin left Simferopol, the capital of
Ukraine's autonomous republic of Crimea, on Friday for Beijing
after an official goodwill visit to Ukraine, thus winding up his
four-nation Europe tour.
During his visit to Ukraine, Jia, chairman of the National
Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
(CPPCC), held talks separately with Ukrainian President Viktor
Yushchenko, Chairman of the Supreme Council Olexander Morozand
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
At the meetings in Kiev, the two sides agreed that China and
Ukraine had deepened their mutual understanding and trust while
fostering the healthy and stable development of bilateral ties
since the two countries established diplomatic relations in
1992.
Over the past 14 years, the cooperation between the two
countries had been broadened and deepened with fruitful results in
the areas of economy, trade, science and technology, the leaders of
China and Ukraine said.
Jia also reiterated that China would continue to implement its
fixed policy of developing long-term, stable and comprehensive
relations with Ukraine.
Next year will be the 15th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between Ukraine and China. China was willing
to work jointly with Ukraine to raise their bilateral ties to a new
level, said Jia, the leader of the CPPCC, China's top advisory
body.
The Chinese top adviser told the Ukrainian leaders that he hoped
both sides would strengthen contacts and exchanges at various
levels, deepen mutual trust, and lay a solid political foundation
for development of bilateral ties.
He believed that the two countries would be able to further
enhance specific cooperative ventures in the economic and trade
areas, and put into effect those fixed agreements and endorsed
projects.
Jia also expressed China's desire to broaden exchange and
cooperation in the areas of culture, education, tourism, sports and
journalism, and encouraged both sides to have closer contact so as
to consolidate the social foundation of amity between the two
countries.
The Chinese CPPCC leader started his five-day visit to the East
European country on Monday. On Thursday, he also met local leaders
of Crimea on regional cooperation.
Ukraine is the last leg of Jia's four-nation Europe tour from
October 22 to November 3, which has taken him to Britain, Lithuania
and Estonia.
(Xinhua News Agency November 4, 2006)
