Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on bilateral relations in Damascus Thursday.

The Chinese government has an unswerving policy to push for the stable growth of friendly and cooperative relations between China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said President Hu Jintao in Beijing Monday.

China would like to enhance political trust with Tunisia, a visiting senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said in Tunis Monday.

Chinese and Japanese defense officials reached a consensus on the Taiwan issue and bilateral defense cooperation at a defense security consultation in Beijing on Monday.

A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) met with Hedi M'enni, general secretary of the Democratic Constitutional Rally of Tunisia, in Tunis Saturday. They pledged to strengthen cooperation between the two parties.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Thai counterpart Samak Sundaravej met in Vientiane Sunday on the sideline of the Third Summit of the countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), and the two agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation and jointly promote regional peace and prosperity.

Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says he disagrees with suggestions that Australia's relationship with Japan has been strained by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

President Bush is to host British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the White House April 17 for talks expected to include Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran.

President Bush has thanked Australia for its contributions to Afghanistan and Iraq, despite Canberra's decision to pull its 550 combat troops from Iraq.

Li Changchun, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said Tuesday that China will enhance mutual political trust and strengthen bilateral cooperation with Mauritania.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's upcoming visit to Laos will further promote the relations between China and Laos, and deepen cooperation among countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion(GMS), a senior Chinese diplomat said in Beijing Wednesday.

China is ready to work with Samoa to increase pragmatic cooperation and advance traditional friendship, said top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo on Wednesday.