WARSAW, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Poland Sunday on the second stop of his three-nation Eurasia tour aimed at cementing bilateral ties and strengthening China’s relations with Europe.
Poland sent fighter jets to escort Xi’s plane when it entered the country’s airspace. Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan were greeted by Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski at the airport.
Upon his arrival, Xi extended sincere greetings and best wishes to the Polish people.Noting that Poland is among the first countries to recognize and establish diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China, Xi said in a written statement that the two countries have always treated each other with respect and equality over the past 67 years since they forged diplomatic ties in October 1949.
China attaches great importance to the ties with Poland and hopes to consolidate traditional friendship, expand cooperation in all fields and lift the bilateral relations to a new height, according to Xi.
During his stay in Warsaw, Xi is scheduled to hold talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda on enhancement of bilateral ties.
在他訪問華沙期間,習計劃和波蘭總理Andrzej Duda就增進雙邊關系方面進行對話。
He will also meet with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo and attend a luncheon hosted by Polish parliamentary leaders.
他還會會見波蘭首相Beata Szydl,參加波蘭議會領導人主持的午宴。
The two sides are expected to sign agreements in areas such as finance, civil aviation, science and technology, and education.
雙邊都期望在金融,民航,科學,科技和教育領域達成協議。
Since the two countries lifted their bilateral ties to strategic partnership in 2011, their relations have been on a fast track.
自2011年,雙方將雙邊關系上升到戰略合作伙伴關系以來,兩國關系就進入了快車道。
With bilateral trade reaching 17.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, Poland has been China’s largest trading partner in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), while China has been Poland’s largest trading partner in Asia.