Emmanuel Bonne and Wang Yi in 2019 (Photo: AFP/Xinhua/Shen Hong)
Eurasia
07/06/2023 06:00
French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China in April was successful, and the two heads of state reached a series of strategic consensus, said Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said.
Both sides should intensify implementation and jointly advance the next important agenda, demonstrating the high level of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and France, Wang said, according to Global Times.
President Macron's recent significant statements on international multilateral platforms reflect France's tradition of independent and autonomous diplomacy, said Wang, adding that European countries have also been more actively engaging in dialogue and contact with China, which China appreciates.
As two major forces in the multi-polar process, China and the EU have far more common interests than differences, Wang said in the phone call with Bonne on Monday, emphasizing that the two sides should focus more on cooperation rather than rivalry, and work together to provide more stability for the world.