国内英语新闻:China's top political adviser meets with Oman's Sultan

MUSCAT, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's top political adviser Jia Qinglin met Sunday with Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed in Nizwa city, 140 km from the capital Muscat, during an official good-will visit to promote the bilateral relations.

Jia, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, hailed the traditional friendship between the two countries and raised proposals to deepen the cooperation.

The Chinese people would never forget Oman's assistance for the reconstruction after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China's Sichuan Province in 2008. An Oman Village, to be completed soon in Sichuan's Guangyuan city, will be a new symbol of the Sino-Omani friendship, Jia said.

Jia Qinglin (L), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Omani Sultan Qabus bin Said al-Said in Nizwah, Oman, Nov. 7, 2010.

The successful Beijing Olympic torch relay in the Sultanate and the splendid presentation of the Oman Pavilion during the Shanghai Expo have strengthened the cooperation between peoples of the two countries, he said.

Jia noted that Oman has become China's important partner in trade and energy cooperation in the Gulf area.

"I'm satisfied with the current situation of cooperation and confident about the future," he said.

The Chinese and Omani people have forged brotherly friendship. Leaders of the two countries pay great significance to promoting the bilateral relations. The potential for the cooperation is huge as the two economies are complementary, Jia said.