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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas exchanged congratulatory messages on Tuesday to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the EU.
Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, noted in his message that in the half-century since the establishment of diplomatic relations, ties between China and the EU have achieved significant development, demonstrating high stability and vitality.
According to the Chinese diplomat, in the context of chaotic transformations in the international situation, the two sides should implement the important agreements reached by the leaders of China and the EU, remain true to the original intentions when establishing diplomatic relations, strengthen strategic exchanges, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, properly handle differences and frictions, firmly adhere to genuine multilateralism, jointly oppose unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying, and safeguard global fairness and justice.
Wang Yi added that the two sides should make unremitting efforts to build China-EU relations into a comprehensive strategic partnership with greater strategic significance and greater global influence, and jointly enter the next promising 50 years in the history of bilateral ties.
For her part, K. Kallas stated that the European Union and China, which have many common responsibilities, must jointly adhere to multilateralism, defend the UN Charter, the primacy and norms of international law, maintain international order, as well as peace and stability throughout the world. –0–