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DAMASCUS, April 1 -- Li Changchun, a member of the Standing
Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China (CPC), arrived in Syria on Tuesday for an
official goodwill visit at the invitation of the Syrian Baath Arab
Socialist Party.
Li had a stopover in Aleppo, a northern city of Syria before he went
to Damascus. Li met with secretary of the ruling Baath party branch
in Aleppo Abdul Kadir al-Masri, and governor Tamir al-Hijai.
Li said China and Syria had enjoyed the long-term friendship, and
the two countries had maintained mutual trust and support.
"I will exchange views with the Syrian leaders on bilateral ties and
issues of common concern, and push forward Sino-Syrian friendship in
the new period," he said.
Li said Aleppo was an important crossroad in the ancient silk road,
and had played an important role in promoting exchanges between the
Chinese and the peoples of Asia and Europe.
He expressed hopes that Aleppo would inherit the friendly tradition
between China and Syria and open a new chapter for the reciprocal
cooperation.
The Aleppo leaders said Li was visiting Syria at an important time
on the development of bilateral relations, and they believed the
visit would deepened the friendship and reciprocal cooperation
between the two countries.
Syria is the last leg of Li's five-nation tour. He already visited
Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia.
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