On March 13, 2015, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at the invitation of Head of the EU Delegation to China Ambassador Hans Dietmar Schweisgut, held a working lunch with diplomatic envoys to China of the EU and its 28 member states.
Wang Yi expressed that the EU is an important polar in the multi-polarized world, and China always supports the integration construction in Europe and is pleased to see that the EU continues developing and growing. China and the EU now enjoy a sound development in bilateral relations as well as smooth dialogue and cooperation. Both sides have determined to forge the four major China-EU partnership for peace, growth, reform and civilization. Bilateral relations between China and the EU member states serve as important foundation and component for China-EU relations and solid bilateral relations conduce to the healthy development of overall China-Europe relations. As this year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of China-EU diplomatic relationship, both sides will hold a series of celebrations. China hopes to keep close exchanges with the new leadership of the EU institutions to jointly blueprint China-EU relations in the next 40 years and effectively advance the construction of the four major China-EU partnership.
Hans Dietmar Schweisgut expressed his gratitude to Wang Yi for attending the event upon invitation. He expressed that the new EU leadership attaches great importance to relations with China and is looking forward to bilateral exchanges this year. The EU will work with China to further deepen bilateral friendship and cooperation by taking the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship as an opportunity.
Wang Yi also exchanged in-depth views with participating envoys on the diplomatic concept of new type of international relations, the Belt and Road initiatives as well as international and regional hotspot issues.
