Chinese vice premier pledges closer ties with Latvia

Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said Monday that China will make joint efforts with Latvia to push forward bilateral ties.

In a meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, Hui spoke highly of China-Latvia ties, saying the two countries should further increase political mutual trust, expand trade and cultural cooperation and cement party-to-party exchanges.

Latvia values ties with China and will promote political and economic cooperation between the two countries, said Dombrovskis.

Dombrovskis, also leader of New Era party, the largest party in Latvia's ruling coalition, is in Beijing to attend China-Europe political party forum to be held from Monday to Tuesday.

The Communist Party of China will host the first-ever China-Europe High-Level Political Party Forum in Beijing under the theme "Global Challenges and China-European Cooperation."

Source:Xinhua