Chinese top advisor Jia Qinglin said in Tunis Sunday that China
attaches importance to relations with Tunisia.
Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political
advisory body, made the remarks during his talks with Abdallah
Kallel, president of the Chamber of Advisers of Tunisia.
Jia, who arrived here earlier Sunday on an official good-will
visit, spoke highly of the remarkable achievements made in the
development of bilateral friendship and cooperation in the past 43
years of bilateral diplomatic ties.
He mentioned the increasingly frequent contacts at various
levels, continuously growing political mutual trust, expanding
economic and trade cooperation, and sound coordination in
international and regional affairs between the two sides.
China appreciated the Tunisian side's adherence to the one-China
policy, Jia said.
He said the Chinese side will keep bilateral high-level
contacts, strengthen exchanges and consultations between
governments, parliaments and political parties of the two
countries, and enhance coordination and cooperation in
international affairs.
Jia noted that his current visit to four African countries is
aimed at implementing the important consensus reached between
leaders of China and African countries, and pushing forward the
further implementation of the results acquired during the Beijing
summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FCAC) held in
November last year.
He said he hoped that China and Tunisia will strengthen
cooperation and push for the long-term, steady and sound growth of
bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
Jia said the CPPCC National Committee will strengthen exchanges
with the Tunisian Chamber of Advisers so as to make contributions
to the overall development of bilateral ties.
Kallel said the Tunisian side holds that there are still huge
potentials for bilateral cooperation in many fields, and it is
confident in the future development of bilateral relations.
He said the Tunisian side will continue to abide by the
one-China policy, and it looks forward to strengthening cooperation
with China in economy, trade, infrastructure construction and
tourism in a bid to jointly implement the FCAC Beijing summit
achievements.
Kallel said the Tunisian Chamber of Advisers attaches importance
to relations with the CPPCC National Committee, and will enhance
exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.
Tunisia is the first leg of Jia's visit to four African
countries, which will also take him to Ghana, Zimbabwe and
Kenya.
(Xinhua News Agency April 16, 2007)
