BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang exchanged congratulatory messages with his Montenegrin counterpart Darko Pajovic on Wednesday, commemorating the 10th anniversary of their countries' diplomatic relations.
Zhang, who is the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), said that over the past 10 years, the relationship between China and the Republic of Montenegro has seen sound development while the two countries' legislatures have also cooperated smoothly and achieved fruitful results.
China's NPC stands ready to communicate more closely with the Montenegrin parliament on various levels so as to make new contributions to the further development of the two countries' traditional friendship.
Pajovic, who is the president of the parliament of Montenegro, said that his country is ready to join China in continuously pushing forward the two sides' reciprocal cooperation in areas such as tourism, culture, business and trade.
Pajovic also said that the parliament of Montenegro is willing to enhance dialogue and communication with the NPC so as to push forward bilateral ties.
