11-25-08, 10:19 am
Original source: Xinhua
ATHENS, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias agreed on Monday to lift the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership to a new height.
During his talks with Papoulias, Hu first thanked Greece for its support for the Beijing Olympic Games and the Paralympics. The Greek side also rendered support for Beijing in the torch lighting and relay, he added.
Sino-Greek relations now stand on a new historical starting point and are faced with broader prospects, the Chinese president said.
In recent years, China and Greece have seen rapid growth in two-way trade and bilateral cooperation in sea transportation has entered a new era, he added.
