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Chinese vice president meets Finnish FM

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-02 19:51

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met here Monday with visiting Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, pledging to boost cooperation between the two countries.

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China-Finland relationship can be seen as a good example of friendly co-existence between countries with different social systems and cultural traditions, said Xi.

Xi said that China is ready to make joint efforts with Finland to lift bilateral ties to a new height as the two countries mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties.

Stubb was in Beijing for a two-day visit as a guest of his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.

Yang hosted talks with Stubb earlier Monday, discussing bilateral ties and pledged further cooperation.

Stubb said Finland would unswervingly stick to the one-China policy and contribute to the further development of bilateral relations.