On February 24, 2011, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun met in the Foreign Ministry with Doru Romulus Costea, State Secretary of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is here for political consultations between the two Foreign Ministries. Zhang made positive comments on the development of China-Romania comprehensive friendly and cooperative partnership, expressing hope that both sides will tap potential and push forward cooperation on infrastructure construction and other areas for mutual benefit. Costea said Romania is a good friend of China in Europe and is ready to make positive contributions to promoting EU-China relations.