China is ready to work with Tunisia to push forward the further
development of bilateral friendship and cooperation, Chinese top
advisor Jia Qinglin said in Tunis on Monday.
Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top advisory
body, made the remarks during a meeting with Fouad Mebazaa,
president of the National Assembly of Tunisia.
Jia, who arrived here Sunday on an official good-will visit,
said it is in the common interests of both China and Tunisia to
comprehensively promote bilateral friendship and cooperation in
various fields.
The Chinese side attaches importance to bilateral relations and
will further enhance bilateral mutual understandings and trust,
expand reciprocal cooperation through implementing the achievements
made during the Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation, and promote common prosperity through realizing
win-win results of mutual benefit, said Jia.
He said the CPPCC National Committee will strengthen exchanges
with the Tunisian parliaments and its related institutions, which
is conducive to the development of the two countries and
Sino-Tunisian friendship.
Mebazaa said China's successful experiences are worth learning
and the Tunisian National Assembly will strengthen exchanges and
cooperation with China's National People's Congress and the CPPCC,
and support the governments to conduct reciprocal cooperation in
various fields.
He said China is an important force in safeguarding world peace
and a trust-worthy friend of African and Arab countries, adding
that he expects for China's bigger role in international
affairs.
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 17, 2007)
