On November 8, 2006, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Quan met in the office building of the Chinese Foreign Ministry with Special Representative of the Romanian Government for Integration, Cooperation and Sustainable Development Prince Radu Hohenzollern-Veringen, who was here in China for a visit at the invitation of Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs.

Both sides spoke highly of the rapid development of bilateral ties in recent years and the fruitful cooperation between the two countries in all areas. Kong briefed the guest mainly about China's propositions on building a harmonious society domestically and promoting the construction of a harmonious world in external relations. Kong also introduced China-EU relations and the Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation upon request.

Radu hailed China's enormous achievements since its adoption of the reform and opening up policy, holding that China's people-centered and sustainable development is not only worth learning by East European countries, but also conducive to world peace and development. Radu congratulated on the great success of the Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and briefed on Romania's ties with African countries.