Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), held talks with Ernesto Castro, president of El Salvador's Legislative Assembly, in Beijing on Thursday.
Noting that Friday marks the eighth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and El Salvador, Zhao said China stands ready to work with the country to deliver on the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, enhance mutual trust, strengthen cooperation and continuously elevate bilateral relations to new heights.
Zhao said the two sides should deepen political mutual trust and be friends who support each other. He expressed China's appreciation for El Salvador's firm commitment to the one-China principle and voiced China's readiness to continue working with El Salvador based on the principles of mutual respect, equality, win-win cooperation and non-interference in each other's internal affairs, so as to set an example of friendly cooperation between countries of different sizes and national conditions.
The two sides should focus on improving people's livelihoods and become mutually beneficial partners by deepening economic and trade cooperation, Zhao said.
He also called for enhancing people-to-people exchanges to strengthen the bonds of mutual understanding and friendship, while stepping up multilateral coordination, upholding true multilateralism and jointly promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. Zhao stressed that China's NPC stands ready to strengthen friendly exchanges with El Salvador's Legislative Assembly among specialized committees, bilateral friendship groups and legislators, share experiences in rule-of-law construction and poverty reduction and development, and provide legal guarantees for practical cooperation.
He also briefed the Salvadoran side on the distinctive strengths of the Communist Party of China and China's whole-process people's democracy, and expressed China's readiness to enhance experience-sharing in governance to better boost the development and revitalization of both countries. Castro said that since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries eight years ago, the two sides have enjoyed mutual respect, mutual trust and mutual benefit, and their friendship has continued to consolidate.
El Salvador stands ready to work with China to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, he said, expressing his country's willingness to strengthen cooperation in economy, science and technology, and cultural exchanges with China to deliver tangible benefits to the two peoples.
El Salvador's Legislative Assembly is ready to enhance exchanges and mutual learning with China's NPC, thereby serving as a bridge for the further advancement of bilateral relations and the promotion of pragmatic cooperation, said Castro.
China's top legislator holds talks with president of El Salvador's Legislative Assembly
