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Uruguayan president-elect meets
Chinese special envoy
Uruguayan President-elect Tabare
Vazquez on Monday met with
Chinese Minister of
Communications Zhang Chunxian,
who is the special envoy of the
Chinese government.
The Chinese special envoy will
attend the handover ceremony of
the presidency of Uruguay on
March 1.
During the meeting, Zhang
presented a letter from Chinese
President Hu Jintao and conveyed
the warm greetings of Hu and
Premier Wen Jiabao.
Hu said in the letter that China
is willing to further develop
friendly relations and
cooperation with Uruguay. He
believed that the long-term
stable bilateral relations will
grow further with joint efforts.
Vazquez expressed his
appreciation for the
participation of the Chinese
special envoy, noting that the
Uruguayan people cherished
traditional friendship with
China.
He said Uruguay is satisfied
with the development of
bilateral relations in recent
years. The new Uruguayan
government views enhancing
relations with China as a
fundamental diplomatic policy,
and will constantly promote
friendly cooperation with China
in political, economic and
cultural fields.
Zhang also met with outgoing
President Jorge Batlle on
Monday.
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