CANCUN, Mexico, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Li Changchun, a
senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), left Cancun Sunday
morning after concluding a goodwill visit to Mexico and flew to Venezuela.
Mexico is the first leg of Li's four-nation trip to
Latin America and the Caribbean region, which will also take him to Venezuela,
Peru and Suriname.
Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the
Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, is the highest ranking Chinese
leader to visit Mexico since Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit in 2005.
During his visit to Mexico, Li held a series of
meetings with Mexican leaders and officials, including President Felipe
Calderon, the President of the Senate, Manlio Fabio Beltrones Rivera, Secretary
of Foreign Relations Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Manuel Espino, president of
the ruling National Action Party and Felix Arturo Gonzalez, governor of the
State of Quintana Roo.
During the meetings, both sides agreed to continue
the momentum of the exchange of high-level visits and to advance the bilateral
strategic partnership to a new level.
Li also visited a number of historical and cultural
sites in Mexico and made extensive contact with people from all walks of life in
the country.
Li received a warm welcome from the Mexican people.
"I'm so excited to welcome Li here," said Margarita
Carmona of El Rosario, in Tlaxcala, Mexico.
"I know China is a great country far from from
Mexico. But I never dreamed of meeting a Chinese leader here," Carmona said at a
historical site near Mexico City, where Li visited Friday.
Li flew from Mexico City to Cancun Friday afternoon.
Print
