New york: His Excellency Chinese Premier Li Qiang, in a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, expressed his country's hope to advance convergence of interests and steady deepening of bilateral cooperation.
According to Bahrain News Agency, Premier Li emphasized China's willingness to work with the European Union (EU) to implement consensus and adhere to the original aspirations made when diplomatic relations were established 50 years ago. He stated that China hopes the two sides will enhance mutual trust, treat each other with sincerity, honor commitments, and uphold the principle of seeking common ground while shelving differences.
Premier Li also called on China and the EU to identify the broadest possible convergence of interests and steadily deepen bilateral cooperation to better benefit the peoples of both sides. He expressed hope that the EU will honor its commitment to keeping trade and investment markets open, adhere to fair competition and World Trade Organisation rules, and avoid politicizing economic and trade issues or overstretching the concept of security.
For her part, von der Leyen noted that as the world's two major economies, strengthening dialogue, enhancing understanding, and deepening mutual trust between the EU and China are significant for both sides and global development. She explained the EU is willing to actively implement the consensus reached during this year's China-EU leaders' meeting, resolve differences through dialogue and consultation, and achieve new cooperation outcomes in areas such as trade and investment, environmental protection, and development aid.