China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said the country was willing to work with the EU to resolve the Ukraine crisis.
Regarding the Ukraine crisis, Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, emphasized that Beijing is persistent in promoting peace negotiations, is willing to strengthen communication with the EU, and makes efforts. force towards a political solution.
According to Xinhua News Agency, on February 19, during a meeting with the high representative of the European Union (EU) on Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell at the 59th Munich Security Conference, Mr. suggested this.
“Faced with a world full of turmoil and chaos, China and Europe should strengthen cooperation to bring more stability to the world,” Wang said.
Wang affirmed that China and the EU are partners, not rivals because the consensus far outweighs the differences between the two sides.
2023 is the 20th anniversary of the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between China and the EU. Mr. Vuong said that the two sides need to continue to commit to the partnership, respect each other’s core interests, cherish the achievements of cooperation and look forward to the next two decades to be even better.
In addition, Mr. Wang said that China has won the COVID-19 pandemic, is ready to completely restart exchange activities with Europe and the rest of the world.
He suggested that the two sides actively prepare for the new China-EU leadership meeting, make full use of high-level dialogue mechanisms in various fields, and bring bilateral exchanges back to pre-conventional levels. translate as soon as possible.
Mr. Borrell’s side said that the EU always promotes EU-China relations in a mature and frank manner.
He affirmed that the EU resolutely upholds the one-China policy, recognizing the government of the People’s Republic of China as the only legitimate government representing all of China.
The EU supports China’s efforts to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and will incorporate this principle into EU-China political relations.
The EU hopes to strengthen high-level exchanges with China and promote cooperation in many fields, bringing benefits not only to Europe and China but also to the whole world.