Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said in Beijing Friday it is in the interest of both nations and peoples to further develop the friendly relations between China and Malta.

Hui, also member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remark at a meeting with Tonio Borg, deputy prime minister and deputy leader of the Nationalist Party (NP) of Malta.

Hui said both the CPC and the Chinese government attach great importance to the bilateral relations and are ready to join hands with the NP and the government of Malta to promote the comprehensive and in-depth development of the party-to-party and nation-to-nation relations.

Borg said the Malta-China friendship is deeply rooted in the heart of the two peoples, and will be consolidated and further developed with the joint efforts of the two governments and political parties.

Source: Xinhua