The ruling Croatian Democratic Union was willing to further
develop an all-round cooperative and friendly relationship with
China and the Communist Party of China (CPC), said the party's
secretary-general Ivan Jarnjak on Wednesday.
Jarnjak made the comment as he met a CPC delegation led by Ma
Wenpu, deputy head of the International Department of the CPC
Central Committee.
During the meeting at the headquarters of the Croatian
Democratic Union, Jarnjak said the relations between the two
countries have developed smoothly since they established diplomatic
ties in 1992, and the bilateral cooperation has been promoted in
all fields.
Meanwhile, Jarnjak said the Croatian government and his party
stuck to the one-China policy, supporting the Chinese stand on the
Taiwan issue.
Ma, speaking highly of the friendship between the two countries
and the two parties, expressed his appreciation for Croatia's
support to China on such major issues as Taiwan.
The CPC delegation arrived in Zagreb on Tuesday for a three-day
visit in its last leg of a three-nation trip to Azerbaijan, Romania
and Croatia.
The ruling Croatian Democratic Union, which was established in
June 1989, is the most powerful party in Croatia. It has been in
power for a long time since Croatia's independence in 1991.
(Xinhua News Agency April 5, 2007)
