国内英语新闻:China's top political advisor vows to bolster ties with Poland

WARSAW, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's top political adviser Jia Qinglin met Grzegorz Schetyna, speaker of the Polish House of Representatives, here Thursday and vowed to bolster ties with the central European nation.
Jia, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, applauded Chinese-Polish relations, urging the two sides to boost economic and trade cooperation.

"China attaches importance to the relations with Poland, which is China's important partner in Europe and the European Union," Jia said.

China will, based on the principles of mutual respect, mutually beneficial, non-interference of domestic affairs, further personnel exchange with Poland, expand cooperation in various fields such as trade and economy, take care of each other's core interests and major concern, Jia said.

Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, meets with Grzegorz Schetyna, speaker of the Polish House of Representatives, in Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 4, 2010.

Schetyna welcomed Jia's visit, during which several agreements on economic and technological cooperation were inked, saying it would contribute to the development of bilateral ties.

Jia arrived here Tuesday for a five-day official goodwill visit. He will continue his four-state trip after visiting Krakow, the ancient Polish capital in the south of the country.

Upon his arrival at Krakow Thursday afternoon from Warsaw, Jia met with Stanislaw Kracik, governor of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland.

He hailed the cooperation between the Polish province and its sister Jiangsu Province in east China, urging the two provinces to further such ties.