EXPANDING EXCHANGES
The two presidents agreed to expand high-level exchanges, as well as exchanges between legislative and administrative institutions, political parties and regions, and to enhance coordination in international affairs and within multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations and the Asia-Europe Meeting.
The two sides agreed to comprehensively push forward people-to-people exchanges, and to strengthen cultural and educational exchanges as well as cooperation in tourism.
They also agreed to strive for more tangible achievements in cooperation at local level and promote exchanges in sports, so as to build a solid social basis for the long-term development of bilateral ties.
As Poland is one of the first countries that recognizes and establishes diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China, the two peoples have enjoyed a long-standing friendship, said Xi.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 67 years ago, China-Poland relations have continuously made headway, he added.
He noted that the two countries have witnessed frequent exchange of high-level visits, with fruitful results in cooperation and growing people-to-people exchanges, especially since they set up a strategic partnership five years ago.
The two leaders encouraged companies from both sides to invest in each others' countries and expand cooperation in the areas of agriculture, finance, telecommunications, environmental protection, high-tech, aviation and new energy.
Xi said China values its traditional friendship with Poland, and is willing to work with Poland to advance the continuous, healthy and in-depth development of bilateral ties.
Before the meeting, Duda hosted a welcoming ceremony for Xi at the Presidential Palace.
Poland is the second leg of Xi's current three-nation Eurasia tour. He visited Serbia before Poland, and is to travel to Uzbekistan for a state visit and attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
