Croatia's Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said Wednesday his country is willing to step up all-around cooperation with China.

At a meeting with Liu Yunshan, head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Sanader said that he welcomed the exchange of visits by top leaders of the two countries and that he wishes to strengthen and further develop friendship with the CPC.

His government will always stick to the one-China policy, Sanader said.

On his part, Liu said China and Croatia have witnessed sound development in political and economic ties.

Liu noted that the two countries share a common view on many important international issues and China will further expand trade with Croatia and push forward bilateral cooperation in various fields.

Liu is currently on a three-nation tour which started in Azerbaijan and will also take him to Romania.