Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday met in Berlin with Norbert Lammert, president of Germany's Bundestag (parliament).
Hu said that exchanges between German and Chinese legislatures are an important part of the bilateral relations, and China's National People's Congress and the German parliament have maintained good cooperation with more exchanges and closer contacts.
Lammert, who was newly elected in October, expressed admiration of China's rapid development, saying the enormous changes in China are eye-catching to people from all walks of life in Germany.
The new session of the German parliament is willing to increase contacts and exchange views with the Chinese legislature regularly, aimed at enhancing mutual understanding and pushing forward the German-Chinese relations, he added.
Earlier Friday, Hu met Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit.
Hu expressed his hope that Berlin, a sister city of Beijing, along with the Chinese capital, will play a bigger role in the development of Sino-German relations.
Wowereit said that cooperation between Berlin and Beijing has been going smoothly.
The mayor noted he is pleased to see Chinese language courses being set up in more and more schools in Berlin, saying that he believed such development will bring about positive effects on bilateral relations between the two countries.
Hu arrived here Thursday after a state visit to Britain. Germany is the second leg of his four-nation European-Asian tour, which will also take him to Spain and South Korea. He is also scheduled to attend the 13th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Busan, South Korea on Nov. 18-19.