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Original title: Wang Yi: There is no fundamental conflict of interest between China and Europe, and common interests far outweigh differences
According to the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on August 30, 2020 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with French Foreign Minister Le Drian in Paris .
Wang Yi said that the new corona pneumonia epidemic has not only shocked the world, but also called for human unity. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, President Xi Jinping and President Macron have made four calls, and the foreign ministers of the two countries have made seven calls. The two peoples support and help each other, confirming that unity and cooperation is the most powerful weapon to fight the epidemic. The Chinese Foreign Minister arrived in France for his first visit in the normalized situation of epidemic prevention and control, which fully reflects the importance that China attaches to France as an independent power and to the EU as an important pole in the world. China is willing to work hand in hand with France to develop China-France relations more vigorously, further promote China-EU cooperation, and more effectively safeguard multilateralism.
Wang Yi said that in the face of a century of changes in the world, Sino-French relations, as one of the most stable relations between the world’s major powers today, have an even more prominent global significance. The two sides should take the heads of state diplomacy as their guide, take full advantage of the role of Sino-French relations in promoting Sino-Western relations, and be a demonstration of active interaction between major countries; driven by large-scale project cooperation, promote the quality and enhancement of bilateral cooperation and be a demonstration of mutual benefit and win-win results for major countries; Taking innovation cooperation as a breakthrough, promoting cooperation in the fields of smart cities, electric vehicles, organic food and agriculture, financial technology, digital economy, etc., and jointly providing a fair business environment , open and non-discriminatory for companies on both sides, and make the big countries conspire together. Demonstration of the future; under the banner of multilateralism, support each other, successfully host the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Kunming Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Conservation Conference in Marseille, and carry out more tripartite cooperation along the two lines of epidemic control and development. Be a model for the benefit of the world as a great country; Based on the principle of seeking common ground and reserving differences for ourselves, we must truly respect the path of development chosen by others, respect the fundamental interests and main concerns of others, and be a model for the friendly coexistence of large countries .
Wang Yi said there is no fundamental conflict of interest between China and the EU, and common interests far outweigh differences. In the current situation of growing uncertainty in the world, China and the EU should strengthen solidarity and cooperation, inject more stability into the world, maintain international security and stability, and promote the development and prosperity of all countries. China is willing to work with the European side to promote the next stage of China-EU political exchanges to achieve positive results, complete the China-EU investment agreement negotiations within this year, use practical actions to safeguard multilateralism and free trade system, and resist unilateralism and protectionism.
Le Drian said that the relations between France and China are very close and that the cooperation between the two countries is showing good development momentum. France thanks China for its energetic help in responding to the epidemic and stands ready to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields with China. The two sides can jointly promote research and cooperation for vaccine development, ensure that vaccines become a global public product, and help the World Health Organization fulfill its functions and improve efficiency. France hopes to deepen dialogue and cooperation with China in areas such as artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, clean energy and organic farming, promote the success of the Marseille World Conservation Conference and the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Kunming Convention on Biological Diversity. , and strengthen the response to climate change. The international cooperation of the United States will jointly promote the development of the global digital economy and demonstrate the role of example in the defense of multilateralism in France. France attaches great importance to EU-China relations and is ready to work with China to promote the success of EU-China political exchanges in the next phase and reach an EU-China investment agreement as soon as possible.
The two sides also held an in-depth exchange of views on international and regional issues of common concern and agreed that it is the common responsibility of China and France to maintain and practice multilateralism, and it is also a top priority.
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