Wang Chen, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with the Cuban ambassador to China Carlos Miguel Pereira in Beijing, capital of China, June 11, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing) 

BEIJING -- Wang Chen, vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with the Cuban ambassador to China Carlos Miguel Pereira in Beijing on Friday. 

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the NPC is willing to work with Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power to thoroughly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, give full play to the unique role of their legislatures, and make contributions to promoting pragmatic cooperation between the two sides in various fields, enhancing the friendship between the peoples, and continuously consolidating the special and friendly bilateral ties. 

Wang also introduced China's development, including the construction of democracy, the rule of law and legislative work. 

Pereira, for his part, said that Cuba opposes any interference in China's internal affairs. 

He said that China's passing of the law against foreign sanctions is a powerful legal measure, adding that Cuba is ready to strengthen cooperation between the legislative bodies of the two countries.