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Wu Bangguo (L), chairman of the Standing Committee
of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China, shakes hands with
Uruguay's President of Chamber of Deputies Julio Cardozo during their
meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sept. 4, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)
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MONTEVIDEO,
Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo and Uruguay's
President of Chamber of Deputies Julio Cardozo pledged during a meeting here
Monday to improve parliamentary exchanges to promote ties between the two
nations.
Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's
National People's Congress (NPC), highlighted the role of parliament, saying
parliamentary exchanges are an important part of relations between nations, and
are playing an increasingly important role in the development of state to state
relationship.
"China's NPC hopes to work with Uruguay's Chamber of
Deputies to further enhance the friendly exchanges and cooperation," said Wu,
who is in Uruguay for an official goodwill visit.
He said China's NPC and Uruguay's Chamber of Deputies
have made positive contributions to the development of Sino-Uruguayan ties with
frequent high-level contacts and exchanges.
Wu believed that pushing bilateral ties forward is
the common wish of China and Uruguay, serves the basic interests of both
countries and peoples, and is conducive to the development of China-Latin
American ties, world peace and prosperity.
Cardozo said it is very important to improve
relations with China, adding that Uruguay's Chamber of Deputies will join
efforts with China's NPC to promote bilateral cooperation in the fields of
economy, trade, and culture to make new contributions to the comprehensive
development of bilateral ties.
Before talks with Cardozo, Wu met with Uruguayan
President Tabare Vazquez and Vice President Rodolfo Gustavo Nin Novoa, who is
also president of Senate.
Wu arrived here on Sunday from Brazil and was
expected to leave Uruguay for Chile on Tuesday, the last leg of his three-nation
South American tour. Enditem
