China, Portugal to boost third-party projects

China and Portugal signed a series of cooperation documents on Monday - including a framework agreement on third-party market cooperation - to strengthen their bilateral ties.

President Xi Jinping and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa witnessed the signing of the documents in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

In talks with Rebelo de Sousa, Xi said China and Portugal are important strategic partners for each other, with great convergence in their interests and strong complementary aspects in their economies.