SANAA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Monday met with visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, with two sides exchanging views on Yemen's political transition and bilateral relations.
During the meeting, Hadi briefed Zhai on Yemen's transition process and expressed appreciation for China's support to Yemen's development.
He stressed that Yemen attaches importance to the bilateral relations with China and wishes to continue developing the friendly cooperation relationship in various fields.
For his part, Zhai praised the progress in Yemen's political transition and reconstruction after rival forces in the country signed a deal brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council that ended one-year unrest in 2011.
The Chinese government wishes all involved parties in Yemen to continue solving disputes through talks, in order to advance in the political transition with steady steps and achieve stability in the Arab country.
Yemen is among the first Arab countries that forged diplomatic ties with China, Zhai said, adding that China attaches great importance to developing bilateral relations with Yemen.
China wishes to deepen political mutual trust and strengthen the friendly cooperation in various fields with Yemen, and will try its best to support Yemen's political transition and reconstruction, the Chinese official said.
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