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China's top legislator: China to push ties with DRC to higher level
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Zhao Leji (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo in Beijing, China, May 26, 2023. /Xinhua
Zhao Leji (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo in Beijing, China, May 26, 2023. /Xinhua

Zhao Leji (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo in Beijing, China, May 26, 2023. /Xinhua

China is ready to work with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, consolidate political mutual trust, advance practical cooperation, strengthen coordination in international affairs, and push bilateral relations to a higher level, China's top legislator Zhao Leji said on Friday.

Zhao, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, made the remarks when meeting with visiting DRC President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo in Beijing.

Zhao said that China and the DRC enjoy profound traditional friendship and fruitful cooperation.

The NPC of China is willing to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning with the DRC parliament and jointly promote the building of democratic politics suited to national conditions, said Zhao.

For his part, Tshisekedi said that the DRC side attaches great importance to developing relations with China and is willing to further deepen cooperation with China in various fields to improve the well-being of the two peoples.

(With input from Xinhua)

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