Wu Bangguo (L), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress is greeted by Mandur Laszlo, deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary in Budapest, capital of Hungary, May 22, 2007. Wu Bangguo arrived here on Tuesday for a friendly and official visit to Hungary after paying a successful visit to Egypt. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) Photo Gallery>>>
BUDAPEST, May 22 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator
Wu Bangguo arrived here on Tuesday for a friendly and official visit to Hungary.
In a statement delivered at the airport upon his
arrival, Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress,
said that ties between China and Hungary are at a historical height and the two
sides have successfully expanded political mutual trust, trade cooperation and
humanitarian exchange which already brought concrete profits to the two peoples.
Wu, as a guest of Hungary's House Speaker Szili
Katalin, will meet Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom, Prime Minister Ferenc
Gyurcsany and hold talks with Szili in an exchange of views on the China-Hungary
relations, inter-parliamentary cooperation and issues of common concern.
Hungary is the second leg of Wu's three-nation tour
to Africa and Europe, which will also take him to Poland. Prior to Hungary, Wu
already paid a successful visit to Egypt.
CAIRO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Top Chinese legislator Wu
Bangguo called here on Tuesday China and Egypt "reliable friends" and "sincere
partners", vowing to boost the bilateral pragmatic cooperation in fields such as
tourism, investment and telecommunication.
China and Egypt respect each other and have forged
productive economic and trade cooperation, as well as close coordination on
international and regional issues, which have enriched the bilateral strategic
partnership and brought concrete profits to the two peoples. full story