Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday met with the visiting Greek
Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis.
State Councilor Chen Zhili and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi also
met with Bakoyannis.
Bakoyannis's visit coincides with the 35th anniversary of the
establishment of China-Greece diplomatic ties.
"I wish to be present for the commemoration of our diplomatic
stepping stone - our 35-year landmark. This is an important event
for us and we wish to honor it as much as we can," she said in an
exclusive interview with Xinhua before her China visit.
With about 30 entrepreneurs among her entourage, Bakoyannis
chose China's economic hub Shanghai as her first leg of tour before
visiting Beijing.
Bakoyannis took office as the first woman Foreign Minister of
Greece in the government of Premier Costas Karamanlis on February
2006. She was elected Athens' first female mayor in October
2002.
(Xinhua News Agency May 11, 2007)
