BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China regards Kyrgyzstan as an important partner in the Central Asia region, and is ready to further cement bilateral parliamentary exchanges, said China's top legislator Wu Bangguo here on Friday.

　　Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

　　"To enhance exchanges between the two countries' parliaments conforms to the development of China-Kyrgyzstan good-neighborly cooperative ties, and also helps strengthen mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples," Wu said.

　　The Chinese NPC is willing to share experience with the Kyrgyz parliament in building the legal system and providing a better legal environment for national economic reforms, he said.

　　With regard to the bilateral ties, Wu said the two countries enjoy a solid foundation for bilateral ties which have continuously developed since the establishment of diplomatic relations.

　　China and Kyrgyzstan have thoroughly settled their border issue which was left over by history, and have signed a treaty on good-neighborly friendly cooperation, Wu said.

　　The two countries support each other on issues of mutual concern and have conducted sound cooperation in multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations and Shanghai Cooperation Organization, he added.

　　Bakiyev said his country has always felt the "firm support" and assistance from the Chinese government and people since its independence 14 years ago.

　　"The two countries have conducted close and fruitful cooperation in bilateral and multilateral fields," he added.

　　Parliamentary exchanges play an important role in the development of bilateral ties, he said. "The Kyrgyz parliament hopes to share experience with the Chinese NPC so as to further strengthen political and economic ties, and to lay a stable legal foundation for bilateral cooperation," the president said.

　　Bakiyev arrived here on Friday afternoon for a two-day state visit to China. It is his first visit to China since he assumed office in 2005. Enditem