Canada 'keen on' partnership

Newly appointed Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi received his first foreign counterpart Peter Mackay from Canada yesterday, vowing to push forward the bilateral strategic partnership.

Yang, who took charge last week, said Mackay's first China visit comes at a very important juncture of Sino-Canadian relationship.

He said he hoped the two countries will expand the dialog process at various levels to strengthen cooperation in trade, energy, science and education.