China's top legislator Zhao Leji and Marcus Stephen, speaker of the Nauru Parliament, held talks in Beijing on Tuesday, with both sides agreeing to strengthen exchange and communication between the national legislatures of the two countries.
Stephen is leading a delegation to visit China from Nov 30 to Dec 6 at the invitation of Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
At the meeting, Zhao recalled that Nauru made the decision in January to adhere to the one-China principle and restore diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China. Following the restoration of diplomatic ties, President Xi Jinping and Nauruan President David Adeang held talks during the latter's visit to China, reaching an important consensus on the future of China-Nauru relations.
China is willing to work with Nauru, guided by the important consensus reached by the two leaders, to forge a bright future for bilateral relationship, Zhao said.
Zhao expressed his hope and confidence that Nauru will continue to uphold the one-China principle and firmly support China's efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, while opposing Taiwan separatist activities.
China welcomes Nauru's participation in the Belt and Road Initiative and is willing to deepen practical cooperation, strengthen people-to-people exchanges, enhance multilateral collaboration, and jointly promote implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by President Xi, Zhao said.
He stressed that the NPC of China is willing to maintain the positive momentum of high-level exchanges with the Parliament of Nauru, expand matching exchanges, improve the legal documents conducive to practical cooperation between the two countries, strengthen collaboration in multilateral mechanisms such as the Asian Parliamentary Assembly, and keep enriching the content of exchanges and cooperation between the national legislative bodies of the two countries.
Zhao also highlighted China's achievements in green development and said that the national legislatures of the two countries can share experience in environmental legislation and oversight to contribute to joint efforts in addressing climate change.
For his part, Stephen said the right decision Nauru made to restore diplomatic ties with China is a historic event in the development of bilateral relations.
Nauru firmly adheres to the one-China principle and actively supports and participates in the Belt and Road Initiative and the three global initiatives, he noted.
The Parliament of Nauru is ready to strengthen exchanges with the NPC of China, to play the role of a legislative body in consolidating political mutual trust and promoting sustainable development between the two countries, Stephen said.
China's top legislator holds talks with Nauru's parliament speaker
China is ready to work with Argentina to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and bring the bilateral relations to a new level, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.
This will benefit the people of the two countries and help China and Latin America achieve common development and prosperity, Wang said. He made the remarks during a meeting with his Argentine counterpart Gerardo Werthein on the sidelines of the ongoing Munich Security Conference.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that the Chinese and Argentine people have enjoyed a long-standing friendship, and China-Argentina cooperation is equal and mutually beneficial.
Last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Argentine President Javier Milei held a meeting and reached important consensus on consolidating and developing bilateral relations, said Wang.
China is willing to work with Argentina to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state and strengthen exchanges at the high level and in all fields, so as to bring the bilateral relations to a new level and better benefit the people of both countries, he said.
Wang also said the two sides should continue to respect and accommodate each other's core interests and major concerns, and continuously consolidate the political foundation of bilateral relations.
Wang pointed out that China does not seek spheres of influence, nor does it participate in geopolitical competition. In international affairs, China firmly practices multilateralism and is willing to work with Latin American countries, including Argentina, to firmly safeguard the international rule of law and the basic norms of international relations, he said.
Wang noted that China-Argentina relations are an important part of China-Latin America relations. Over the past decade since its establishment, the China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Forum has effectively promoted China-Latin America cooperation and brought tangible benefits to the people of both sides, he said.
China is willing to work with Latin American countries to support the development and growth of the China-CELAC Forum, helping China and Latin America achieve common development and prosperity, said Wang.
Werthein said that Argentina attaches great importance to its relations with China, and looks forward to strengthening high-level exchanges and deepening pragmatic cooperation with China.
Noting that Argentina appreciates China's support for Argentina's defense of its sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, Werthein said Argentina firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is willing to become a reliable and stable cooperative partner of China.
Werthein also said that Argentina will play an active role in promoting the development of Latin America-China relations on the basis of strengthening bilateral relations.
China ready to push ties with Argentina to higher level: FM