China, EU Pledge to Further Develop Bilateral Ties

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China, EU Pledge to Further Develop Bilateral Ties

China and the European Union (EU) expressed satisfaction on Thursday with the sound development of the present bilateral relations and pledged to further develop ties.

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China and the European Union (EU) expressed satisfaction on Thursday with the sound development of the present bilateral relations and pledged to further develop ties.

The pledge came after Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan and the foreign ministers of the European Union's "Troika" held talks on the sideline of the 57th United Nations General Assembly.

Tang said there was a good tendency towards the development of Sino-EU relations and the deepening of bilateral cooperation in all fields.

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji is going to attend the Fifth EU-China Summit to be held in Denmark in a few days, and will exchange views with EU leaders on the strengthening of Sino-EU relations and other issues of common concern, Tang said.

China attaches great importance to the regular summit between China and the EU, and will have close cooperation with the EU to ensure the success of the summit, he added.

It is of great importance for the Chinese and European leaders to strengthen their dialogue on bilateral ties and major world and regional issues in today's world, which has witnessed profound changes in international relations since the Sept. 11 tragedy, he said.

The "Troika" foreign ministers are Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, whose country holds the current EU presidency, Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou, whose nation will hold the next EU presidency, Javier Solana, secretary-general of the Council of the European Union and the EU's high representative for foreign policy, and EU Commissioner for External Relations, Christopher Patten.

The "Troika" foreign ministers voiced their satisfaction with the present friendly and mature relations between the EU and China.

They expressed hope that the coming summit will be conducive to strengthening political dialogue between the EU and China, further promoting bilateral economic and trade relations, and cracking down on illegal immigrants and improving environmental protection.

The "Troika" foreign ministers also said they would accelerate relevant preparations to make the summit a success.

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