Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, April 08, 2004
Prodi's visit to promote Sino-EU cooperation: spokesman
The upcoming visit by Romano Prodi, president of the Commission of the European Union (EU), will promote mutual understanding and cooperation between China and the EU, said Kong Quan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman.
The upcoming visit by Romano Prodi, president of the Commission of the European Union (EU), will promote mutual understanding and cooperation between China and the EU, said Kong Quan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Kong told a regular press conference Thursday that both China and the EU attaches importance to this visit. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is expected to hold talks with Rrodi during his China visit.
Kong said that under the new circumstances, China and the EU share similar views and common interests on many international andregional issues, thus the two sides wish to promote exchanges. Thetwo sides have also maintained close cooperation in trade, economic, cultural and scientific and technological fields, he added.
Prodi will pay an official visit to China from April 13 to 16 at the invitation of the Chinese government. He has visited China three times since he became EU Commission president in 1999.