BEIJING -- Chinese top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Wednesday met with Fidel Espinoza, president of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.

Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), said the China-Chile parliamentary political dialogue committee has become an important platform for communication and cooperation between the NPC and the Chilean parliament.

He called on both sides to give full play to the committee in order to enhance exchanges, consolidate mutual trust and cement the foundation of cooperation.

Espinoza, who is in Beijing to attend the 11th meeting of the political dialogue committee, said the Chamber of Deputies will actively participate in parliamentary exchanges with China and contribute more to cooperation between the two countries.