Zhao Hongzhu met with Vice-Chairman of European Parliament

Zhao Hongzhu, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People s Congress met with Miguel Martinez, Vice-President of European Parliament.

Zhao Hongzhu expressed his warm welcome to Martinez s visit and introduced Zhejiang s economic and social development in recent years. He said the friendly exchange and concrete cooperation between Zhejiang province and European countries have been increasingly deepening. In particular, the closer and closer economic relationship between them has brought tangible benefits to people on both sides. From now on, the province will continue to deepen its reform and opening up, and give substantial support to the mutually beneficial cooperation between Zhejiang and European enterprises and cultural exchanges at different levels so as to strengthen the reciprocal friendship and wellbeing of the people. Carrying out cooperation between legislative bodies is of great significance in developing Zhejiang-Europe relationship.

Martinez appreciated Zhejiang s reception and expressed his wish for further deepening Europe-Zhejiang relationship, especially in the cooperation between legislative bodies.