WARSAW, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Poland Sunday on the second stop of his three-nation Eurasia tour aimed at cementing bilateral ties and strengthening China’s relations with Europe.

6月19日，华沙(新华社)-中国国家主席习近平于本周日到访欧亚三国行第二站波兰，旨在巩固双边关系，加强中欧关系。

It is the first state visit by a Chinese head of state to Poland in 12 years. Before visiting Poland, Xi visited Serbia from June 17 to June 19.

12年以来，这是中国国家首脑第一次对波兰进行国事访问。在访问波兰之前，习近平在6月17日到19日间访问了塞尔维亚。

Poland sent fighter jets to escort Xi’s plane when it entered the country’s airspace. Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan were greeted by Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski at the airport.

当飞机进入波兰领空，波兰派战斗机护送习总的专机。波兰外交部部长Witold Waszczykowski在机场迎接了习主席和其夫人彭丽媛。

Upon his arrival, Xi extended sincere greetings and best wishes to the Polish people.Noting that Poland is among the first countries to recognize and establish diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China, Xi said in a written statement that the two countries have always treated each other with respect and equality over the past 67 years since they forged diplomatic ties in October 1949.

一抵达波兰，习主席就向波兰人民表达最诚挚的问候和祝愿。习主席在一份书面声明中称，自1949年10月两国达成外交关系以来，在过去的67年里，两国总是本着尊重和平等对待彼此，习还强调道，波兰是同中华人民共和国建立外交关系的第一批国家之一。

China attaches great importance to the ties with Poland and hopes to consolidate traditional friendship, expand cooperation in all fields and lift the bilateral relations to a new height, according to Xi.

据习说，中国高度重视和波兰的关系，希望巩固两国间的传统友谊，扩大各领域合作，将双边关系上升到一个新高度。

During his stay in Warsaw, Xi is scheduled to hold talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda on enhancement of bilateral ties.

在他访问华沙期间，习计划和波兰总理Andrzej Duda就增进双边关系方面进行对话。

He will also meet with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo and attend a luncheon hosted by Polish parliamentary leaders.

他还会会见波兰首相Beata Szydl，参加波兰议会领导人主持的午宴。

The two sides are expected to sign agreements in areas such as finance, civil aviation, science and technology, and education.

双边都期望在金融，民航，科学，科技和教育领域达成协议。

Since the two countries lifted their bilateral ties to strategic partnership in 2011, their relations have been on a fast track.

自2011年，双方将双边关系上升到战略合作伙伴关系以来，两国关系就进入了快车道。

With bilateral trade reaching 17.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, Poland has been China’s largest trading partner in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), while China has been Poland’s largest trading partner in Asia.

2015年，双边贸易额达到171亿美元，波兰是中国在中东欧最大的贸易伙伴，中国是波兰在亚洲最大的贸易伙伴。

More than 60,000 Chinese tourists travelled to Poland last year, up from 7,700 in 2004. Five Confucius Institutes have been set up in the country.

去年，六万多名中国游客到波兰旅行，比2004年多7700人，去年波兰全国设立了五个孔子学院。

"China-Poland ties are at a historical high," said Chinese ambassador to Poland Xu Jian.

中国驻波兰大使徐建说：“中波关系达到了历史高度。”