MEXICO CITY, Nov. 26 -- Visiting top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang vowed on Wednesday to build a stronger all-around partnership with Mexico during a meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, first conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping's regards to Pena, who visited China earlier this month.

Zhang highlighted the important consensus between Xi and Pena on deepening China-Mexico all-round cooperation.

"My visit to Mexico is to implement the two presidents' consensus on legislature and provide legal guarantee and public support for the development of bilateral relations," Zhang said.

As both China and Mexico are big developing countries and major emerging economies, they have great common interests and boast a promising prospect for cooperation, Zhang said.

He called on both sides to take a long-term view and deepen cooperation in politics, trade and economy and people-to-people exchanges.

Zhang urged the two countries to firmly support each other on issues concerning the core interest and of major concern, work more closely in big projects in infrastructure, energy and high-tech and expand friendly exchanges in education, science and technology and culture in a bid to lift China-Mexico all-round strategic partnership to a new high.

He called Mexico as a Latin American power with great influence, pledging China's commitment to work with Mexico to make good preparations for the first ministerial meeting of the forum between China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, scheduled to take place in Beijing next year.

The Chinese top legislator called on the two countries to work together to cement China-Latin America all-round partnership, which features equality, mutual benefit and common development.

Pena said his China visit two weeks ago is a great success and builds Mexico's confidence and determination to cement ties with China.

Mexico admires China's remarkable achievements and would like to learn from China, Pena said.

The president underscored Mexico's commitment to becoming China's trustworthy partner and working with China to improve legal and system framework for bilateral cooperation.

Pena said Mexico supports the cooperation between China and Latin America as a whole and would like to make positive contributions.

Zhang's trip is the first ever visit to Mexico by a top Chinese legislator since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1972.

China is Mexico's second largest trading partner. China-Mexico trade hit 39.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2013, according to Chinese customs figures.

Mexico is the last leg of Zhang's ongoing nine-day Latin America tour, which has taken him to Peru and Colombia.