BEIJING, Oct. 17(Xinhuanet)-- Liu Yunshan, head of the Department of Publicity of the Communist Party of China(CPC) Central Committee, met here Monday with Pierre Kohler, chairman ofthe Switzerland-China committee of the Swiss parliament.

Liu said the China-Switzerland ties have grown rapidly in recent years, noting the two countries have kept fruitful exchanges and cooperation in various fields such as economy, trade, culture and journalism.

China attaches importance to developing its relations with Switzerland and is expecting to see further improvement of bilateral cooperation, Liu said.

Liu expressed the hope that Kohler would continue to play an active role in promoting bilateral ties. Enditem