On February 23, 2009, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Wu Hongbo and State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic Oľga Algayerová held political consultation between the two Foreign Ministries in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Both sides exchanged in-depth, candid views on bilateral ties and international and regional issues of common concern.

Both sides made positive comments on bilateral ties, holding that with the joint efforts of both sides, the friendly cooperative relations between the two countries have achieved new progress with fruitful exchanges and cooperation in the areas of economy, trade, culture, science and technology and education. China-Slovakia relationship is now at its best period in history and both sides should further expand and deepen pragmatic cooperation in all areas and take the opportunity of the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic relations to comprehensively advance bilateral ties.

Algayerová reaffirmed the Slovak government’s adherence to the one-China policy on the issues concerning Taiwan and Tibet, holding that there exists no barrier to the development of Slovak-Chinese friendly cooperative relations. Wu said the two countries and their peoples share profound traditional friendship. China appreciates the Slovak government’s adherence to the one-China policy and hopes that Slovakia will continue offering support to China on the above-mentioned issues in the future.