Li Hongzhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and vice-chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with a delegation led by Mervin Maldonado, a member of the National Directorate of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and Venezuelan Minister of People's Power for Youth and Sport, in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2023. [Xinhua/Shen Hong]

BEIJING -- Senior Chinese legislator Li Hongzhong met with a delegation led by Mervin Maldonado, a member of the National Directorate of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on Monday.

Li, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and vice-chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said that the two countries' leaders have maintained close communication and reached important consensus, charting the course for the development of China-Venezuela relations under the new circumstances.

Li expressed willingness to strengthen friendly exchanges between the CPC and the PSUV, strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies and push for more results in terms of practical cooperation between the two countries.

Maldonado, also Venezuelan Minister of People's Power for Youth and Sport, expressed his hope to deepen inter-party exchanges and promote friendly cooperation.