2014年CRI 习近平和夫人彭丽媛会见美国总统奥巴马夫人米歇尔（在线收听）

Chinese President Xi Jinping says he is looking forward to a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in The Hague, Holland. The meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit next week will be the first between the two presidents this year.

He also welcomed Obama to attend the summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Beijing in November.

Xi Jinping made the remarks during a meeting with the U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, in the company of his wife Peng Liyuan, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in downtown Beijing.

Noting the China-U.S. relations were very important to both countries and the world, Xi Jinping said he cherished "the sound working relationship and personal friendship" he had already established with President Obama.

He added that they keep close communication through meetings, phone calls and letters, and believes bilateral ties would keep moving forward towards a new type of relationship with joint efforts from both sides.