China, Spain ruling parties pledge stronger ties

SPAIN: The ruling parties of China and Spain are committed to seeking stronger relations, according to a statement issued by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee International Department on Sunday.

The pledge came out of the meeting between senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) He Guoqiang and Deputy General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) Jose Blanco on Wednesday, said the statement.

He, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, hailed the sound relations between the two ruling parties and appreciated PSOE’s commitment to Spain- China friendship.

He proposed the two parties take a strategic view of their exchange and cooperation, strengthen exchange mechanisms and communication on major issues in a bid to inject a vitality to the country-to-country relations.

Blanco, also development minister, said PSOE-CPC ties enjoyed a solid foundation and huge potential.

He said the matured inter- party relations worked for the overall Spain-China ties.

Both pledged to make continued efforts to party-to-party ties and deepen substantive cooperation.

Madrid, Sunday, Xinhua