Victor Yushchenko has met with Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the
10th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political
Consultative Conference (CPPCC), president's press office reported.
The President said “Ukraine is trying to strengthen political
and diplomatic ties with China today,” characterizing our relations as
“strategic partnership.” He praised economic cooperation between Ukraine and
China, urging the two countries to build closer ties in space science, aviation
and other high-tech areas. Yushchenko also suggested that Ukraine and
China formulate a political agreement on the principles of bilateral relations
and cooperation in the 21st century.
They discussed preparations for a November 2007 meeting of the
intergovernmental economic commission.
The President asked Mr. Qinglin to give Chinese leader Hu
Jintao his best regards and invited him to Ukraine.
Deputy Speaker Adam Martynyuk, Deputy Secretariat Chief of
Staff Oleksandr Chalyy and Ukraine’s Ambassador to China Serhiy Kamyshev
attended the meeting.
