Wang Yi: China ready to strengthen strategic communication with EU

China is ready to strengthen strategic communication with the European Union (EU), enhance mutual understanding and work together to provide more stability for the world, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday.

"There is no fundamental conflict of interest or geopolitical conflicts between China and the EU," said Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, during a meeting with Kaja Kallas, the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference in Germany.

China and the EU both stick to practicing multilateralism, advocate safeguarding the core status of the United Nations, believe that international hotspots should be dealt with through dialogue and consultation, and oppose unilateral bullying, said Wang.

Noting that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the EU, he said the two sides should take this opportunity to review the experience, reaffirm the partnership, uphold the main theme of dialogue and cooperation, and ensure the steady tone of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, so as to continue to be strategic partners who respect each other, trust each other and maintain long-term stability in ties.

China is ready to organize a series of celebratory activities with the EU side and make good preparations for the new round of China-EU leaders' meeting, so as to plan a new blueprint and inject new impetus into the next 50 years of brighter China-EU relations, he said.

Kallas said the EU attaches great importance to China and is willing to jointly prepare for the EU-China leaders' meeting, celebrate the 50th anniversary, and make plans for the future development of relations between the two sides.

The EU appreciates China's leading role in addressing climate change and other areas, and is ready to work with China to safeguard multilateralism and the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, she said.