Foreign and Military Affairs
Chinese premier meets with EC president Barroso
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-30 06:46
 Chinese premier Wen Jiabao (R) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso shake hands during a meeting ahead of the China-EU summit in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, November 29, 2009. [Xinhua] |
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 Chinese premier Wen Jiabao (R) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso speak during a meeting ahead of the China-EU summit, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, November 29, 2009. [Agencies] |
NANJING: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here with European Commission President Jos Manuel Barroso on Sunday ahead of the 12th China-European Union (EU) summit.
Wen said that the world is currently experiencing big development, profound transformation and major adjustment. Against such a backdrop, the China-EU relations need to be more "strategic, comprehensive and stable."
In order to make their relations more "strategic," China and the EU need to expand consensus on major issues, contribute to building a just and reasonable international political and economic new order, Wen said.
They should also strengthen pragmatic cooperation in various fields and strive to enhance mutual benefits and the win-win situation, which could help their relations become more "comprehensive," said the Chinese premier.
China highly values its relations with the EU , and wishes its integration process could continuously make new progress, Wen said, adding that a strong, united and prosperous Europe is in line with the world's interests.
China is ready to work with the EU to give full play to the guiding role of the China-EU summit, and will further push forward the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two sides.
Barroso said that after the Lisbon Treaty takes effect, the EU institutions will undergo reform and the EU become better coordinated both internally and externally, and the process of European integration will be accelerated.
This is good for the development of relations between the EU and China, Barroso said.
The EU will, as always, strengthen its cooperation with China, expand their common interests, and stand side by side with China to deal with various global issues and challenges, he said.
He added that the European Commission is willing to maintain the healthy cooperative relations it has forged with China, and is staunchly committed to promoting the continuous development of China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership.
The 12th China-EU summit is due to be held on November 30 in Nanjing, the capital of east China's Jiangsu province, with China-EU relations, global economic crisis and climate change topping the agenda.
