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Xinhua News Agency, Paris, August 28 (Reporter Tang Ji Xu Yongchun) On August 28 local time, French President Emmanuel Macron met with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is on an official visit to France at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
Wang Yi first conveyed the oral message from President Xi Jinping to President Macron and sent the books presented by President Xi Jinping to Macron. Wang Yi said that President Xi Jinping’s oral message to the President showed that China attaches great importance to Sino-French relations and appreciates the friendship and trust established by the two heads of state. China is willing to work with France to seriously implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and deepen the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership. The highest priority is to restart in an orderly manner the exchanges in various fields between the two countries under the standardization of epidemic prevention and control, strengthen coordination and cooperation in research and development of drugs and vaccines, prevent future large-scale epidemics. scale and jointly overcome the epidemic as soon as possible, and build a community of health and human health. Make a positive contribution. Both parties must continue to strongly support the coordinating and leading role of the World Health Organization in global cooperation against the epidemic and oppose the politicization and labeling of the epidemic. China is willing to work with France to accelerate cooperation on major projects and achieve mutually beneficial cooperation.
Wang Yi said that Europe is an important force in a multipolar world. China and Europe have always been partners, not competitors, and the consensus between the two sides far outweighs the differences. China appreciates Mr. President’s advocacy for Europe to strengthen strategic autonomy, which not only reflects the French tradition of independence and autonomy, but also shows Europe’s status as a pole in the world. In the current situation of growing unilateralism and protectionism, China and the EU must jointly defend the concept of multilateralism, respect the basic rules of international relations and create an open world economic system. China is happy to see France and Europe add more stability to the current world situation. China, France and Europe must come together to carry out the next step on the multilateral agenda, deepen the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership, and position themselves together on the right side of history.
Macron thanked President Xi Jinping for his important message and donated books, asking Wang Yi to convey his sincerest greetings to President Xi Jinping. Macron said maintaining strategic communication between France and China is of great importance, and Wang Yi can visit France and Europe. The French side highly appreciates China’s commitment to making the new crown vaccine a global public product and is willing to deepen cooperation between the two countries in fighting the epidemic and promote cooperation between the two sides in the fields. economic, commercial and agricultural to achieve more results. France is willing to work with China to further advance a comprehensive strategic partnership, jointly support multilateralism, strengthen communication and collaboration on issues such as public health, climate change, biodiversity and Africa, and jointly implement the “suspended payment of debt for the poorest countries “G20 initiative.” Both sides should plan the important exchanges and political agenda between Europe and China in the next phase. Macron expressed his hope to visit China again at an early date.
During the visit, Wang Yi also met with Bona, the French president’s foreign affairs adviser, and will hold talks with French Foreign Minister Le Drian.
