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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Dublin, May 18 (Xinhua) — A Chinese delegation led by Li Hongzhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), visited Ireland from May 14 to 17.
According to Li Hongzhong, the NPC is willing to continue friendly exchanges with the Irish Parliament, jointly create a legal environment conducive to the development of bilateral cooperation, and promote the development of China-Irish relations.
During his visit, Li Hongzhong also held separate talks with Speaker of the Irish House of Representatives (lower house) Verona Murphy and Deputy Speaker of the Senate (upper house) Maria Byrne, and met with teachers and students of the Confucius Institute at University College Dublin.
The vice-chairman of the NPC Standing Committee noted that the mutually beneficial strategic partnership between China and Ireland continues to develop in a healthy and sustainable manner under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Irish President Michael Higgins.
Stressing that the world is currently undergoing major changes, Li Hongzhong called on the two sides to strengthen political mutual trust, maintain open cooperation and deepen exchanges in areas such as trade, science and technology, education, culture and local governance to achieve common development and prosperity.
The Irish side said it highly values the development of relations with China, adheres to the one-China policy, supports open and free trade, and is willing to strengthen exchanges between the legislative bodies of the two sides, promoting mutual benefit and win-win cooperation between Ireland and China. –0–