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| Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China, meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 3, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Tao) |
BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo on Friday pledged to further exchanges with German legislative bodies so to contribute to the development of overall bilateral relations.
Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), made the pledge during his meeting with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Beijing.
Wu said the NPC would improve friendly exchanges with the Federal Assembly and the Federal Council of Germany to boost mutual understanding and trust between the two countries' politicians and common people.
He said China attaches great importance to the development of socialist democratic legal system and has made remarkable achievements on it. He said China's democratic system is compatible with China's reality, and the key is to reflect the people's will sufficiently and realize economic and social development.
"Everything we do is to ensure that people live a happier life with more dignity and make our society fairer and more harmonious," Wu said.
Merkel said the German-Chinese relations have achieved great progress with enhanced political mutual trust, frequent parliamentary contact, fruitful trade and economic cooperation, as well as active communication between the two peoples, provinces and cities.
Germany attaches importance to relations with China and will deepen cooperation in various fields, including in the legislative sector, she said.