Senior Chinese leader meets Indian communist party delegation

BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Liu Yunshan on Thursday met with a delegation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Liu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, reviewed this year's meetings between leaders of China and India, saying they reached important consensus on consolidating the bilateral strategic partnership.

China and India are developing countries each with more than 1 billion population and the most important task for both countries is development, Liu said.

The Chinese people are committed to realizing the "Chinese dream" of national rejuvenation, which means state wealth and people's happiness, Liu said, adding it is also the dream of peace, development, cooperation and common prosperity.

The CPC would like to work with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to promote the development of the two countries and enhance the people's welfare, Liu said.

Prakash Karat, general secretary of the Indian party, said India and China are the world's two biggest developing economies.

There is huge potential for China and India to work together in both bilateral sphere and the international field, Karat said.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) would like to work more closely with the CPC on sharing experiences on state governance and promoting the growth of party-to-party and country-to-country relations, Karat said.

Karat is leading the delegation for a week-long visit in China.