Ljubljana - China's continuous development will offer opportunities to countries around the world, including Slovenia, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Sunday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Marko Lotric, president of the National Council of Slovenia.
Wang briefed Lotric on China's development path and philosophy, stressing that history has shown that the most important thing for a country's development is to find a path that suits its own national conditions.
China has found a path of socialism with Chinese characteristics that combines the fundamental principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and the fine traditional Chinese culture. The path is deeply rooted in the people while keeping pace with the trends of the times, receiving firm support and endorsement from the Chinese people, Wang noted, adding that this is a path of peace, development, openness, and win-win cooperation and China will continue to unswervingly move forward along this path.
Wang also underscored that China is committed to expanding high-level opening-up, promoting green, low-carbon and sustainable development and realizing modernization with Chinese characteristics, while in international relations, China advocates mutual respect, mutual tolerance, and win-win cooperation, aiming to build a community with a shared future for humanity. China's continuous development will offer opportunities to countries around the world, including Slovenia, he added.
Meanwhile, he highlighted the importance of exchanges, friendship, and trust between their peoples in fostering country-to-country relations, adding that the National Council of Slovenia has played a significant role in promoting friendly exchanges and enhancing mutual understanding between the Chinese and Slovenian peoples, and China appreciates these efforts.
China regards Slovenia as a partner and friend, and is willing to continuously expand their practical cooperation, strengthen multilateral collaboration, safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core, and play a constructive role in the political settlement of international disputes, Wand said.
On China-Europe ties, Wang emphasized that none of the problems currently faced by Europe is caused by China. China and Europe should see each other as partners rather than rivals, and their relationship should move forward, not backward.
China hopes that Slovenia will firmly stick to the one-China principle and play an active role in promoting the healthy and stable development of China-Europe relations, he added.
Speaking highly of China's achievements in modernization, Lotric said that the Slovenia-China friendly ties are built on mutual benefit and win-win results. The bilateral relations, particularly economic and trade cooperation, have developed rapidly, and exchanges in various fields, including legislative bodies, have been fruitful, making contributions to their respective development and to enhancing friendship of their peoples.
The National Council of Slovenia is willing to enhance exchanges and mutual learning with Chinese legislative bodies and play a greater role in promoting bilateral cooperation in such areas as trade, investment, culture, science and technology, education and sports, Lotric stressed.
He also said that he is looking forward to leading a delegation to attend the upcoming China International Import Expo. Slovenia welcomes and supports the Global Governance Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and stands ready to join hands with China to promote world peace and development, Lotric added.