Chinese FM meets UK Conservative Party leader

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met here Wednesday with British opposition Conservative Party leader David Cameron.

According to a press release from the Department, Yang spoke positively of the China-U.K. relations and the achievements of bilateral cooperation conducted in various sectors.

He called for the two sides to seize the opportunity at the current stage, and push forward the China-U.K. relations.

Cameron said it is the consensus of both his party the ruling Labor party to develop relations with China.

The Conservative Party holds the same stance with the ruling party on the issue of Taiwan, and both will adhere to the one-China policy, said Cameron.

The two sides also exchanged views on regional and international issues of common concern.

Cameron was here at the invitation of the International Department of the Central Committee of Communist Party of China.