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The Information Office of the State Council held a press conference at 10 a.m. on September 25, 2007. Vice Minister
Zhang Zhijun briefed reporters on the international exchanges of the
Communist Party of China and answered their questions. Guo Yezhou, press spokesman of the International Department and Director of its Research Office, attended the press conference, which was presided over by
Chen Wenjun, Deputy Director of the Information Office.
China-DPRK party
exchanges help settle Korean Peninsula nuclear issue
Exchanges between the ruling parties of
China (CPC) and that of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
had facilitated the proper settlement of the Korean Peninsula
nuclear issue, said a senior CPC official here Tuesday.
Zhang Zhijun, vice minister of the International Department of the
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said the
CPC and the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) had witnessed sound
momentum of bilateral relations in recent years.
Leaders of the two ruling parties kept frequent exchanges and contacts,
giving important guidance to the development of bilateral ties,
Zhang told a press briefing.
Meanwhile, the two ruling parties had regular exchanges in various areas
and through diversified channels, and held in-depth discussion on
international and regional issues, which has helped maintain peace
and stability in northeast Asia and properly settle the Korean
Peninsula nuclear issue, he said.
The CPC is ready to further strengthen dialogues and exchanges with the
WPK on the basis of four principles regarding inter-party exchanges,
to push forward the overall development of China-DPRK relations,
Zhang said.
Zhang Zhijun hails
exchanges with Communist Party of Vietnam
Zhang Zhijun said Tuesday the CPC has had more frequent, diversified,
extensive and abundant exchanges with the Communist Party of Vietnam
(CPV) in recent years.
The relationship between the CPC and the CPV is an important component of
the political foundation of overall ties of the two countries, Zhang
said.
The CPC is happy to see that the China-Vietnam relations have kept
deepening under the principles of long-term stability, facing the
future, good-neighborliness and all-round cooperation and under the
guidance of striving for good neighbors, good friends, good comrades
and good partners, Zhang said.
He noted that three theoretical seminars between the CPC and the CPV have
been organized since 2003, during which the two parties conducted
in-depth discussions on how to realize economic development and
social progress, how to strengthen self-construction and how to
enhance the leadership competence of the parties.
Zhang said such seminars have born fruits, adding that it is of great
importance for the CPC and the CPV to learn from each other and to
do research on dealing with theoretical and practical issues
emerging from the two countries' process of reform and opening-up.
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Indian ruling party
head to visit China
Sonia Gandhi, head of India's ruling Congress party,
would pay a visit to China soon, Zhang Zhijun said Tuesday.
Zhang Zhijun told a press conference that he was recently informed that
Sonia Gandhi had been scheduled to visit China.
"Chinese President Hu Jintao invited Sonia Gandhi to visit China when he
visited India last year," Zhang told reporters, saying that the CPC
attaches great importance to Sonia Gandhi's visit.
"We believe that Sonia Gandhi's China visit would boost the mutual
understanding and friendship between the leaders of two parties and
we highly appreciate the positive role played by the Indian Congress
party to promote the friendship and cooperative relations between
the two countries," Zhang said.
The official noted that the CPC maintains good relations with leading
Indian political parties and hopes to foster the relations with them
in an effort to step up China-India strategic partnership and to
promote regional peace and prosperity.
Zhang also conveyed his congratulations to Rahul Gandhi, who was on
Monday appointed general secretary of the Congress party.
CPC voices hope to
foster ties with west European political parties
Zhang Zhijun voiced hope here on Tuesday to foster the party
relations with various types of west European political parties
despite ideological differences.
Zhang Zhijun said that the CPC maintains exchanges in various forms with
left-wing, neutral, and right-wing west European political parties
and regards such party-to-party exchange an important component of
China-EU strategic partnership.
"We hope to establish mutual understanding and cooperation with west
European political parties through bilateral dialogue and
exchanges", Zhang said.
According to Zhang, the CPC would promote the party relations through
efforts in four aspects including exchange of views on how to boost
party-to-party and country-to-country relations and on regional and
international issues with common concern.
CPC not to be blamed for failing to develop ties with major U.S.
political parties
Zhang Zhijun said the CPC should not be blamed for failing to develop
ties with the two major U.S. political parties.
"The CPC bears no responsibility for failing to develop direct relations
with two major U.S. political parties", Zhang Zhijun said.
He noted that the CPC always handle the relations with American political
parties with an open mind and is willing to establish exchanges and
promote ties with the U.S. political parties, including the
Democratic Party and the Republican Party based on CPC's four basic
principles for the party relations.
The CPC now maintains regular party exchange and cooperation with the
Communist Party of the United States, Zhang added.
Party exchanges
contribute to improvement of China-Japan relations
The exchanges of political parties between China and Japan had
contributed to the improvement of bilateral relations when the two
countries experience a political stalemate, said Zhang Zhijun.
Zhang said the two countries' ruling parties had set up the exchange
mechanism and held two meetings.
The exchange between the political parties and statesmen of China and
Japan is an important component of bilateral relations, he added.
"Various forms of exchanges between the two countries' political parties
had helped to overcome political obstacles in bilateral ties,
strengthen mutual trust, and promote further development of
China-Japan relations," Zhang said.
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