Visiting top legislator Wu Bangguo Monday held talks with Ramli Ngah Talib, speaker of the House of Representatives of the Malaysian Parliament, in Kuala Lumpur Monday, and the two reached consensus on a wide range of issues they discussed.  

Wu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, and Ramli discussed bilateral relations, exchanges between the parliaments of the two countries and international and regional issues of common concern.

Ramli said Wu's visit to Malaysia will greatly boost the friendly relations between the two countries.

Wu said the all-dimensional relations between China and Malaysia have entered a period of rapid development, marked by frequent exchanges of high-level visits, increasing political trust and expanding exchanges and cooperation in trade and economy, culture, education and science and technology.

China is satisfied with the good momentum of bilateral relations and stands ready to join hands with Malaysia to further raise the level of strategic cooperation between the two countries, he said.

Wu said China and Malaysia, both developing countries, have consensus on a broad range of major international and regional issues and maintain good coordination and cooperation between them, making positive contributions to the safeguarding of the legitimate rights of the developing countries.

Development of bilateral ties conforms to the fundamental interests of the two peoples and is also conducive to peace and prosperity in the region, he said.

The NPC attaches importance to the development of relations with Malaysia's parliament and is ready to make efforts to promote the friendly exchanges between the two countries' ad hoc committees, amity groups, young parliamentarians and working bodies, Wu said.

Ramli expressed the hope for increased cooperation in trade and economy and closer exchanges between parliament leaders and parliamentarians of the two countries.

On the Taiwan issue, Wu said the issue bears on China's core interest. He thanked the Malaysian government for its understanding of and support for China's promulgation of the Anti-Secession Law and expressed his appreciation for Malaysia's adherence to the one-China policy and its opposition to "Taiwan independence."

Ramli said Malaysia has all along followed the one-China policy and will continue to do so.

Wu arrived in Malaysia on Saturday for a four-day official goodwill visit to the country, the last leg of his four-nation tour, which has also taken him to Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

(Xinhua News Agency May 31, 2005)