Romania is to make the best use of the multitude of EU-China cooperation mechanisms to enhance its partnership with China, a senior Romanian diplomat said on Thursday.

 

Romania's accession to the EU has created opportunities for dynamic development of Romanian-Chinese cooperation, Anton Niculescu, State Secretary of the Romanian Foreign Ministry, said in a written interview with Xinhua.

 

The opportunities should be evaluated within the framework of EU-China relations to explore the full potential of the economic cooperation between the two countries, he said.

 

"The bilateral relations are indeed built upon a traditional and special friendship. We are very pleased to note that our relations have been constantly set on a positive course over the last 58 years of diplomatic dialogue," he said.

 

The state secretary, who is to visit Beijing later this year, said that the visit will be part of the regular political dialogue and stands as proof of the collaboration between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs.

 

"One important objective is to identify new ways of making the best use of the EU-China multiple mechanisms of cooperation in order to deepen and further enhance the bilateral relationship," Niculescu said.

 

He appealed for increased efficiency in dialogue in various sectors, especially the economic, commercial and investment fields.

 

"I find it essential that both sides must engage with determination and pragmatism in the process of identifying new ways to balance trade exchanges," he said.

 

(Xinhua News Agency August 24, 2007)