China, Hungary sign joint statement
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-06-11 09:29
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Hungarian counterpart Madl Ferenc signed in Budapest on Thursday a joint statement, pledging to build friendly and cooperative partnership between their countries.
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Hungarian President Ferenc Madl (L) poses with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao for the media in Budapest, June 10, 2004. Hu is in Hungary for a three-day official visit. [Reuters] |
Hu and Madl agreed that the signing of the statement will lay anew solid foundation for further expanding mutually-beneficial cooperation between the two sides, according to a press release from the Chinese delegation.
"This is an important document that will guide the development of future Sino-Hungarian relations," the press release said.
Hungary reiterated its adherence to the one-China policy and said it will not have any official contacts with the Taiwanese authorities, according to the statement.
Hu arrived in Budapest Thursday for a two-day state visit to Hungary, the first by a Chinese head of state since Hungary became a member of the European Union in May.
Hungary is the second leg of Hu's four-nation tour following Poland. He will also visit Romania and Uzbekistan before attending a summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tashkent, scheduled to begin on June 17.
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