U.S. Vice President-elect Biden visits Cheney in Washington

Source: Xinhua | 11-14-2008 13:26

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden visited the incumbent Dick Cheney's residence in Washington Thursday.

U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden visited the incumbent Dick Cheney's residence in Washington Thursday.

Biden and his wife Jill arrived at their future home at Naval Observatory and were greeted by Cheney and his wife Lynne.

After the visit, a spokeswoman for Cheney said a statement that the meeting lasted 50 minutes and that "it was a good visit."

A spokesperson for Biden also said the visit went well.

The future vice president has been a regular and fervent critic of Cheney, calling him "the most dangerous vice president probably in American history" at the vice presidential debate in early October.

Biden will assume the office of vice president in January 2009.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei