China is ready to work with the Republic of Korea (ROK) to enhance inter-parliament cooperation, said Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo here on Friday.

The establishment of a regular exchange mechanism this year between the the NPC of China and the National Assembly of the ROK marked a new stage in inter-parliament relations between the two countries, said Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), in a meeting with the ROK President Roh Moo-hyun.

As close neighbors, Wu noted, China and ROK have a broad range of common interests, adding that it is an unwavering policy of China to deepen the all-round cooperative partnership between the two nations.

Roh noted ROK and China hold similar views on a number of key international or regional issues and bilateral cooperation is deepening.

The ROK government will continue to support the cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries as it is a very important part of the overall bilateral relations, said Roh.

Source: Xinhua