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Jiang Meets Latvian Government, Parliament Leaders

Chinese President Jiang Zemin said Tuesday in Riga that there are great potentials to be tapped in developing trade and economic cooperation between China and Latvia, and China is ready to participate in port construction in Latvia.


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Jiang Zemin Meets Latvian Prime Minister
Chinese President Jiang Zemin said Tuesday in Riga that there are great potentials to be tapped in developing trade and economic cooperation between China and Latvia, and China is ready to participate in port construction in Latvia.

Jiang made the remarks during his meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Andris Berzins. Jiang arrived Monday on a state visit, the first by a Chinese president since the two countries established full diplomatic relations in 1991.

Jiang told Berzins that he has seen during the current visit that Latvia has found its own way of development following 10 years of efforts. As a result, the economy of Latvia has grown rapidly and the living standard of Latvian people has been raised constantly.

Ties between China and Latvia have grown steadily and healthily, Jiang noted, adding that China is ready to enhance its relations with Latvia on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.


Jiang Zemin Meets Chairman of Latvian Parliament
Jiang said Latvia is an important passage linking Europe and Asia, and Chinese companies are experienced in port engineering, and willing to participate in the construction of Latvian ports.

Jiang said China is developing its vast western areas, and it encourages foreign investment in infrastructure, ecological construction and resources development there. Latvian entrepreneurs are welcome to invest in China's western areas.

Latvian leader attaches great importance to relations with China
Berzins said Latvia appreciates China's stance that all countries, regardless of their sizes, should be equal. Latvia attaches great importance to China's international status and role, and has made it a policy priority to develop relations with China.

The prime minister said China is now the biggest trading partner of Latvia in Asia, and he hoped that China can upgrade cooperation in transit trade and transportation.

In a separate meeting with Latvian Chairman of Parliament Janis Straume Tuesday, Jiang said that to increase exchanges between parliaments of the two countries will help promote mutual understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries.



China and Latvia
  • A brief review of Sino-Latvian bilateral political relations

    On September 12, 1991, the Joint Communique of the Establishment of Sino-Latvian Diplomatic Relations was signed by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Tian Zengpei and his Latvian counterpart Sandra.Kalniets in Riga.

  • Political relations and important exchanges

    On March 21 1998, Latvian Premier Guntars.Krasts congratulated Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji by letter on his successful election.

  • Bilateral economic and trade ties and economic and technological cooperation

    In recent years, Sino-Latvian economic and trade cooperation has made some progress and has increasingly taken various forms. Up to now the two nations have signed the agreements on economic and trade cooperation, avoiding double taxation and tax-evasion, and the inspection of commodities, which provided a sound legal foundation for bilateral cooperation in specific fields.

  • Exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture, technology and education

    From January 10 to 17 1998, a three-member delegation of the Latvian Latvia's Way led by Leiskalns visited China at the invitation of the Association for International Understanding of China.

  • Military Exchanges

    From July 10 to 17 1998, Latvian Defense Minister Talavs.Jundis led a delegation for China at the invitation of General Chi Haotian, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the P.R.C., state councilor, and defense minister. Chi Haotian held a talk with Talavs.Jundis. Vice-Premier Li Lanqing and Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan met respectively with the delegation led by Talavs.Jundis. The Latvian delegation also visited Dalian and Shanghai.

  • Important bilateral agreements

    On September 12 1991, the Joint Communique of the Establishment of Sino-Latvian Diplomatic Relations was signed by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Tian Zengpei and his Latvian counterpart Sandra.kalniets in Riga, the capital of Latvia.

  • New Developments in Bilateral and Multilateral Relations in 2000

    September 9-11, at the invitation of the Assembly and Government of the Republic of Latvia, N.P.C. Standing Committee Chairman Li Peng paid an official goodwill visit to Latvia. This was Chairman Li Peng�s first visit to the country and also the first visit by China at the highest level in the past nine years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

    Sources from: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs



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