On June 12, 2004, State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan, who was accompanying President Hu Jintao on his state visit to Romania, met with Romanian State Minister Ioan Talpes. The two sides exchanged in-depth views mainly on further strengthening China-Romania Friendly cooperation as well as on international issues of common interest. Both sides held that President Hu's visit is of great and far-reaching significance and will surely promote all-round development of China-Romania friendly, mutually beneficial cooperation in the new century.