Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (L) shakes hands with Wang Zhaoguo, senior Chinese legislator and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), during their meeting in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, June 7, 2011. Wang is on a three-nation Europe trip, which will also take him to Ireland and Poland. (Xinhua/Mu Liming)
KIEV, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych met senior Chinese legislator Wang Zhaoguo here Tuesday to promote the relations between the two countries.
Wang, vice chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, conveyed Chinese President Hu Jintao's greetings to Yanukovych.
Wang said the Chinese and Ukrainian peoples enjoy a profound traditional friendship.
The upcoming state visit by President Hu to Ukraine will push bilateral cooperative relations to a new stage, he said.
Facts have shown that developing the relations are in the interests of the two countries and peoples, he added.
Yanukovych, for his part, highly praised the high-level bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
He said close exchanges and friendly cooperation between the two countries' parliaments are of great importance to the Ukraine-China ties and the two peoples' friendship.
Wang is on a three-state trip to Europe, which will also take him to Ireland and Poland.