Special Report: Jia Qinglin Visits Four European Countries

    LJUBLJANA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin concluded his official goodwill visit to Slovenia on Tuesday, leaving here for Croatia, the last leg of his four-nation Europe tour.

    During his visit to Slovenia, Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), held separate talks with Slovenian President Danilo Turk, Prime Minister Janez Jansa, and leaders from both chambers of the Slovenian parliament.

    Jia arrived here Saturday for an official visit to Slovenia at the invitation of Blaz Kavcic, president of the upper house National Council.

    Jia met Kavcic for talks on Monday, and he also met with Saso Pece, vice-president of the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.

    Slovenia is the third leg of Jia's four-nation Europe tour, which has already taken him to Romania and Hungary.