Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing has held a series of talks here with his Asian and European counterparts on the sidelines of the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) 7th Foreign Ministers' Meeting (ASEM FMM7), which concluded Saturday in Kyoto.

The foreign ministers spoke highly of the sound development of China's relationship with their respective countries, and agreed to maintain bilateral high-level contacts, expand exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and strengthen consultations and coordination in regional and international affairs.

The foreign ministers reiterated adherence to the One China policy during their talks with the Chinese foreign minister, who arrived in this ancient Japanese city Thursday for the annual meeting aimed at deepening dialogue between Asia and Europe in tackling global challenges.

Li met with his Malaysian counterpart Syed Hamid Albar on Friday and the two reached a consensus on seeking common development in the South China Sea by setting aside their differences with a view to safeguarding peace and stability in the area.

During his meetings with foreign ministers of European Union ( EU) member states, Li reiterated China's stance on the lifting of arms embargo against China. He urged EU to make political decision on lifting the arms embargo as soon as possible so as to remove the obstacle to the smooth development of Sino-European ties. The foreign ministers of EU members expressed willingness to push forward the process of embargo removal.

Li also discussed the reform of the United Nations with his Asian and European counterparts. Li said the reform should be comprehensive and multi-faceted with priority given to development.

On the reform of the UN Security Council, Li said priority should be given to expanding the representativeness of developing countries and to maintaining solidarity of UN member states.

The foreign ministers also exchanged views on other regional and international issues before and after the ASEM FMM7, which opened Friday.