Nordic and Baltic Speakers of Parliaments meet with NPC
By Xu Xinchen
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Nordic and Baltic Speakers of Parliaments met with members of China's top legislature, the National People’s Congress, on January 8 in Beijing. 
Invited by Chairman of the Chinese NPC Standing Committee Zhang Dejiang for a week-long visit to China, parliament leaders from Finland, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden were welcomed by the NPC Special Committees in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. 
Great Hall of the People. /Xinhua Photo

Great Hall of the People. /Xinhua Photo

They exchanged thoughts on the relationship between China and the Nordic and Baltic countries as well as issues involving legislature and the overall development of Europe. 
In addition to talks with the NPC, the Nordic and Baltic leaders will also visit Chinese cultural sites.