Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) meets with Wang Zhaoguo, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 29, 2010. (Xinhua/Xiong Ping)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak met here on Monday with Wang Zhaoguo, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body.
At the meeting, Wang said that China and Malaysia enjoyed a long-running friendship and the two countries are good neighbors, good friends and good partners.
The friendly cooperation between China and Malaysia has been deepening due to the concerted efforts made by the two sides since the two countries established diplomatic ties, said Wang who is leading a NPC delegation for an official goodwill visit to Malaysia.
Last year, the development of strategic cooperation between China and Malaysia, pushed by the leaders of the two countries, gained a new moment, with various cooperation agreements signed, Wang said during the meeting with Najib.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) meets with Wang Zhaoguo, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 29, 2010. (Xinhua/Xiong Ping)
Wang spoke highly of the support extended by Malaysia to China on the core issues, like the Taiwan issue.
China is the largest trade partner of Malaysia, and the cooperation between the two countries in such areas as trade, finance and tourism is quite fruitful, Najib said during the meeting with Wang.
Najib also said that the exchange of visits by leaders of the two countries last year enhanced the relations between Malaysia and China to a new high.
He expressed satisfaction with the current relations between the two countries, noting he was confident that the ties will grow better.
Wang arrived here Sunday evening after winding up his visit to Egypt.