Xi Jinping meets Greek president Chinese president #XiJinping made a stopover to the storied #Greek island of Rhodes on his way to Latin America for the sixth “#BRICS #summit” and official state visits to Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, and Cuba. While in Greece, Xi met with his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. The two sides agreed to further enhance their bilateral relations. Xi noted that the Greek President and Prime Minister came a long way to the island to receive him during the stopover, which was strongly indicative of the Greek peoples deep affection toward the Chinese people and the great importance the Greek government attaches to its relations with China. Hailing the profound traditional friendship between China and Greece, Xi said the two countries, both ancient civilizations, have always understood, supported and helped each other. For his part, Samaras said China is a good friend and partner of Greece and that the Greek government and people were pleased to receive President Xi. Moving forward, the two countries aim for expanded cooperation across a wide section of fields including communication, energy, environmental protection, technological innovation, and modern logistics. President Xi is set to arrive in Brazil on July 15 to begin his Latin American tour. With inputs from Xinhua
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 14:45:41 +0000
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