President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Maria Lohela in Helsinki Nike Air Max 2018 Sale Outlet , Finland, April 5, 2017. (XinhuaRao Aimin)
HELSINKI Nike Air Max Sale Outlet , April 5 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on Chinese and Finnish legislatures to maintain exchanges at various levels, so as to deepen the understanding between the two countries' lawmakers.


The cooperation between legislatures has played an important role in China-Finland relations, Xi said when meeting with Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Maria Lohela.


The Finnish parliament is one of the first western parliaments to carry out friendly exchanges with the National People's Congress (NPC) of China Air Max 90 Sale Outlet , Xi stressed, adding that he appreciates the part played by Lohela in actively promoting the cooperation between the two legislatures.


China supports the Chinese and Finnish legislatures to optimize existing cooperation mechanisms so as to make contributions to consolidating social and public foundations of bilateral relations, he said.


On bilateral relations Air Max 2017 Sale Outlet , the Chinese president said Finland was one of the first western countries to establish diplomatic ties and conduct cooperation with China.


China-Finland relations have switched onto the fast track of all-round development featuring close high-level exchanges, ever-deepening political mutual trust, complementary and mutually beneficial practical cooperation in various fields Air Max 2018 Sale Outlet , rich and colorful cultural and people-to-people exchanges and ever-deepening friendship between the two peoples, Xi said.


The Chinese side attaches great importance to the development of China-Finland relations and is ready to join hands with the Finnish side to push bilateral relations to higher levels to benefit the two peoples, he added.


Xi called on China and Finland to promote local communication and practical cooperation to enhance the friendship between the two peoples.


Meanwhile Air Max Sale Outlet , he said China-Northern Europe cooperation is an important supplement to and component of China-Finland and China-Europe relations, urging the Finnish side to continue to take part in and promote China-Northern Europe cooperation.


For her part, Lohela said the Finnish side admires the achievements made by China in economic and social development.


Finland sees China's development as its opportunity and is ready to intensify communication