China, Colombia to strengthen party ties

 　　BOGOTA, April 24 (Xinhua) -- A senior official with the Communist Party of China (CPC) has reiterated¹ that CPC is willing to improve ties with major parties of Colombia and consolidate² political basis for bilateral³ relations, Xinhua learned on Tuesday.

　　"Party-to-party exchange is an important part of international relations, which plays an irreplaceable role in advancing state-to- state ties and promoting understanding and friendship among people, " Li Changchun, a member of the Standing⁴ Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said in a meeting with Antonio Guerra, acting⁵ President of the Colombian Senate, before he wrapped up a two-day visit to Colombia Monday evening.

　　"CPC is willing to strengthen exchange and cooperation with major parties in the Colombian parliament," said Li.

　　Guerra said the two countries have achieved satisfying results in cooperation of all areas and China's achievement in social and economic development has set a good example for other developing countries.

　　"Though far apart, Colombian and Chinese people have maintained sound friendship," Guerra said. "We would like to make further progress in the exchange and cooperation between the parliaments and the parties of our two countries, and work together to advance our relations."

　　The Colombian parliament has conferred Colombia's highest honor, the Golden Cross, on Li in a bid to thank Li for his efforts in promoting bilateral relations.

　　Li also met with leaders of the five ruling parties of Colombia on Monday. He also attended another ceremony with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin, at which, a series of agreements were signed to further cooperation in trade, culture and education between the two countries.

　　Colombia is the third leg of Li's four-country tour. During his stay in the South American country, Li also met with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.

　　He will move on to visit Indonesia.

1 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

2 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。

3 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。