Beijing, July 29th—Ma Hui, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today on the morning with a delegation of Chilean parliamentarians led by Gastón Saavedra, head of the labor and social security committee of the Chilean Senate, who was visiting China at the invitation of the National People's Congress of China. 

Ma positively evaluated the friendly relations between China and Chile, stating that exchanges between political parties are an important part of bilateral relations. The CPC has maintained close ties with Chilean political parties from both the ruling and opposition sides for a long time, enhancing mutual understanding and friendship. We appreciate the importance that Chilean political parties attach to cooperation with China. In the new era, the CPC is willing to strengthen communication of ideas and thoughts with Chilean political parties, deepen exchanges and mutual learning of experience in party building and state governance, and contribute the strength of political parties to promoting the steady and long-term development of bilateral relations. 

Saavedra highly spoke of China's economic development achievements, saying that deepening relations with China is the consensus among the National Congress of Chile and political parties from both the ruling and opposition sides. The political parties of the National Congress of Chile are willing to continue to strengthen exchanges with the CPC and promote new achievements in cooperation between Chile and China in various fields. 

After the meeting, Vice-minister Ma Hui joined the Chilean delegation in participating in an exchange activity with teachers and students from Dingri in Xigaze City, China's Xizang Autonomous Region, who were in Beijing for a program on the introductory journey into diplomacy of young people in Xizang Autonomous Region.