Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Beijing on Wednesday.
Zhao said that China and Azerbaijan are sincere, good friends with mutual trust and equal, good partners who benefit each other.
On Wednesday morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Aliyev and drew a new blueprint for the development of China-Azerbaijan relations.
Zhao said China is willing to work with Azerbaijan, taking the important consensus reached by the two heads of state as the fundamental guideline to carry forward the traditional friendship, strengthen cooperation in various fields, and promote greater development of the China-Azerbaijan comprehensive strategic partnership.
The NPC of China is willing to maintain close exchanges with the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, promote the exchange of experience in areas such as legislation, supervision, and sustainable development, and contribute to the steady and long-term development of China-Azerbaijan relations, Zhao added.
Aliyev noted that the relations between Azerbaijan and China are at their best in history. Azerbaijan adheres to the one-China principle and is willing to deepen economic and trade, cultural and people-to-people cooperation, and international collaboration with China, as well as enhance exchanges between legislative bodies to inject strong impetus into the development of bilateral relations, he said.
Aliyev laid a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tian'anmen Square on Wednesday afternoon.
China's top legislator meets with Azerbaijani president
The new China-Mongolia cross-border railway is expected to serve as a new bridge for boosting connectivity between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said in Beijing on Thursday.
China and Mongolia held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday to mark the official launch of construction on the Gantsmod–Gashuunsukhait rail project, which will be the second cross-border rail link between the two countries.
Lin said at a regular press briefing that the railway would inject new momentum into the development of China-Mongolia bilateral relations.
"On May 14, China and Mongolia held a ceremony to mark the official groundbreaking of the Gantsmod-Gashuunsukhait cross-border railway, which is the second cross-border railway between the two countries. Expanding cooperation in key areas such as economy and trade, energy, mining and connectivity is an important common understanding between President Xi Jinping and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh. In February this year, Premier Li Qiang and Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene jointly witnessed the exhibiting of the cooperation agreement on the Gantsmod-Gashuunsukhait railway and coal trade," said Lin.
"The construction of this cross-border railway is not only a concrete step of implementing the important common understanding between the presidents of the two countries, but also an important action to synergize the Belt and Road Initiative and Mongolia's Steppe Road Program. We hope this railway will serve as a new bridge for China-Mongolia connectivity, fostering deeper development integration, promoting industrial synergy, and expanding visits and exchanges, thereby injecting new impetus in to the building of a China-Mongolia community with a shared future," he said.
New cross-border railway to enhance connectivity between China, Mongolia: FM spokesman
