China would make joint efforts with the United States to improve parliamentary exchange mechanism and strengthen inter-parliamentary contacts so that legislatures from both sides continue to play a positive role in promoting bilateral relationship, a top Chinese legislator said on Friday.
Chen Zhili, vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress , made the remarks in separate meetings with Senator Daniel Inouy and Representative Joseph Crowley during her stay here on Friday.
Inouy is in charge of a dialogue mechanism between the Senate and the NPC while Crowley leads a parallel mechanism between the House of Representative and the NPC.
Chen spoke positively of the progress made in China-U.S. relationship in recent years. She said both sides should firmly stick to the direction of constructive cooperation and increase dialogues, exchanges and cooperation to enable a sound and steady development of bilateral relations.
The U.S. lawmakers congratulated China on the successful hosting of both the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. They said the Senate and the House of Representatives attach great importance to U.S.-China ties and would join hands with the Chinese side to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, including inter-parliamentary exchanges.
Chen was here at the invitation of U.S. First Lady Laura Bush to attend the White House Conference on Global Literacy scheduled to open in New York on Monday.
Source: Xinhua
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