Macao chief vows to enhance relations with Europe

Macao's Chief Executive Ho Hau wah said on Tuesday that he would invite the members of the European Parliament (EP) to visit Macao to further strengthen Europe-Macao relations.

During his visit to the EP, the chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) held separate talks with EP Vice President Alejo Vidal-Quadras and Chairman of the EP Delegation for Relations with China Dirk Sterckx.

After the meeting, Ho said that he had briefed his Europe counterparts on Macao's latest development and the implementation of "One Country, Two Systems" principle in the SAR.

He said that Both Macao and the EP had the will to carry out a program of friendly communication, which was proposed by the Portuguese members of the EP two years ago.

The program allows the SAR Government to invite the members of the EP to visit Macao, which Ho said would definitely promote mutual understanding between Macao and Europe and strengthen relations.

Earlier on Tuesday, Ho held a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt over breakfast.

The chief executive is due to end his visit in Brussels on Wednesday and begin the second leg of his European visit in Portugal.

Source: Xinhua