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Chinese, Czech FMs hold phone talks on furthering China-EU relations
BEIJING, Jan 07, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang
Jiechi on Wednesday held a telephone talk with Czech Foreign
Minister Karel Schwarzenberg on further promoting the development
of China-EU relations in 2009.
Schwarzenberg, whose country currently holds the rotating
European Union (EU) presidency, said the relations between China
and the EU have global significance.
He said the EU attaches great importance, and is actively
committed, to to the development of the China-EU all-round
strategic partnership.
Currently, China and the EU confront broad global issues and
the two sides share the responsibility to strengthen cooperation
and work together to address these issues, he said.
As the holder of the EU's rotating presidency, the Czech
Republic is willing to join other EU members to cooperate closely
with China for the increased development of China-EU relations in
2009, the Czech minister added.
Yang, for his part, said China has always attached importance
to the EU's role in international affairs and is actively pushing
forward the development of the China-EU all-round strategic
partnership.
After over 30 years of development, China and the EU have seen
their cooperation enter an all-round, wide-ranging and
multi-layered phase, Yang said.
Against the backdrop of the complex and volatile international
political and economic situation, China and the EU face challenges
from the global financial turmoil, climate change and
non-traditional security threats, he said.
Strengthening dialogue, cooperation and coordination not only
conforms to the fundamental interests of two sides, but is also
conducive to promoting world peace and stability, Yang added.
On the basis of mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit and
all-win cooperation, as well as from a strategic height and
long-term point of view, China is willing to work together with EU
members to strengthen mutual trust and deepen cooperation in
efforts to promote the continued development of China-EU
relations, noted Yang.
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