26 December 2012, 12:05
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is ready for further strengthening contacts with the National People's Congress to exchange experience in the sphere of legislative initiative and law making, as well as to develop cooperation at the level of friendship groups of legislative bodies of both states.
This was stressed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ihor Kalyetnik during the meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Ukraine Zhang Xiyun.
I.Kalyetnik greeted Mr. Ambassador with the 20th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Ukraine and China, noting that “our states have entered the third decade of interstate relations as strategic partners”.
Mr. Zhang Xiyun confirmed the interest of the Chinese Party in further development and deepening of friendship and cooperation with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. “We intend for the great work,” he said, specifying that this relates to organization and intensification of political and humanitarian contacts, increasing goods turnover between Ukraine and China, as well as contacts at the party level.
I.Kalyetnik expressed an idea that one of the most important issues of developing cooperation between our countries lies in maintaining positive dynamics of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, interaction of business circles, as well as balanced trade. Thereat, he emphasized that sales volume in 2012 has already reached 10 billion USD. “Current level of bilateral cooperation in the investment sector testifies to real breakthrough in Ukrainian-Chinese relations,” I.Kalyetnik said.
The Parties greeted each other with the upcoming New Year and wished welfare and prosperity to the people of Ukraine and China.