Beijing: Chinese vice-president Han Zheng met Filimone Jitoko, President of the Parliament of the Fiji Republic in Beijing on Friday.
Noting that Fiji were one of the first island countries in the Pacific to establish diplomatic relations with New China, Han said that their bilateral relationship had resisted the evolution of the international landscape, and that the two countries had forged a complete strategic partnership with mutual respect and common development.
Han said that China was willing to work with Fiji to seriously implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, continue traditional friendship and jointly celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic links.
China is ready to work with Fiji to deepen political mutual trust and firmly support fundamental interests and main concerns, Han said.
He also called for more cooperation results to promote the sustained and healthy development of China-Fiji relations.
Jitoko said that adhesion to the principle of China is the cornerstone of Fiji-China relations. Fiji strongly appreciate the main initiatives and ideas proposed by China and are ready to continuously improve political mutual trust with China, to promote cooperation in fields such as infrastructure, poverty reduction and tourism, and to deepen exchanges between the legislative bodies and the governments of the two countries.
