Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday issued a written statement, expressing his cordial greetings on Chinese Spring Festival.

Rasmussen said that on the occasion of the Chinese lunar New Year, he would like to extend "the most cordial greetings" to all Chinese living in Denmark and China, and hoped "the New Year would bring happiness and fortune" to them.

The prime minister highly commended the development of bilateral relations between Denmark and China. Both countries had maintained good relations in many areas and he hoped relations would be further strengthened in the New Year.

Rasmussen also said he was looking forward to his coming visit to China.

The visit had for a long time been a priority on his agenda. "I 'm looking forward to having a first-hand impression of the rapid development in China," he said.

On Wednesday, the municipal council of Copenhagen, the Danish capital, held a party for Chinese living in Denmark to celebrate the Chinese lunar New Year.

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