NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- China is ready to elevate its comprehensive strategic partnership with Malaysia to higher levels, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Tuesday.
China will work with Malaysia to further deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields under the guidance of jointly building a China-Malaysia community of shared future, said Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, when meeting with his Malaysian counterpart, Zambry Abdul Kadir.
Noting that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Malaysia comprehensive strategic partnership, Wang said Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim paid a successful visit to China, during which he and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached an important consensus on building a China-Malaysia community with a shared future, injecting key impetus into the development of bilateral relations.
For his part, Zambry said China is a good and trusted friend of Malaysia and Malaysia attaches great importance to its relations with China.
The Malaysian side is glad to work with China to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries next year, maintain the momentum of high-level visits, and push for greater development of bilateral relations, Zambry said.
The fact that China and Malaysia are set to soon launch a mutual visa-free entry arrangement will greatly facilitate personnel exchanges between the two countries, he said, voicing hope that more Chinese tourists will visit Malaysia.
The two sides also exchanged views on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. ■
