BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China is ready to continue strengthening dialogue and communication with Poland for deeper trust, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday.
In a telephone conversation with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, Wang said that China and Poland enjoy a traditional friendship and the development of China-Poland relations is entirely based on the common interests of both sides, which is not directed against or should be influenced by any third party.
Noting that China and Poland have different historical and cultural backgrounds, Wang said it is normal for them to share different views on some issues and China, in the spirit of mutual respect and trust, is willing to continue expanding dialogue and communication with Poland to build up mutual trust.
Wang said that China-Poland relations enjoy a strong momentum of development, which is fueled by "three engines" -- bilateral cooperation, China-Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) cooperation and China-European Union (EU) cooperation, adding that the "three engines" should promote each other and form a joint force.
Nothing that Poland is a big country in Central and Eastern Europe and an important EU member, Wang said China attaches great importance to Poland's key role in China's cooperation with Central and Eastern European countries and the EU, and expects more contributions from Poland.
As part of China-EU cooperation, China-CEEC cooperation has always been open and transparent, contributing to the development of CEECs as well as Europe's integration process, said Wang.
For his part, Rau said Poland always highly values the development of the Poland-China comprehensive strategic partnership, firmly adheres to the one-China policy, and upholds the principles of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries among other norms of international relations.
Poland hopes to work with China to work out a blueprint for future high-level exchanges, deepen practical cooperation, and export more Polish products to China, said the minister. Poland pins much significance on the role of the China-CEEC cooperation in boosting and supplementing Poland-China and EU-China relations, he said, adding that Poland stands ready to continuously and actively participate in the important platform of pragmatic cooperation in a bid to achieve greater development of Poland-China and EU-China relations. Enditem
