Xi and Macron agree to deepen cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly met the press after their talks in Beijing on Thursday.
Xi and Macron agree to deepen cooperation
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Xi and Macron agree to deepen cooperation

Photo: AFP/Ludovic Marin
Eurasia 06/04/2023 17:35

Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly met the press after their talks in Beijing on Thursday, Xinhua reported.

Xi noted that Macron is the first European head of state he has received after China's "two sessions." During the friendly and in-depth talks, they agreed that China and France, as permanent members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council and major countries with a tradition of independence, should keep to the overall direction of a comprehensive strategic partnership that is stable, mutually beneficial, enterprising and dynamic, inject new vitality into China-Europe relations, and make new contributions to international cooperation against global challenges, the news agency added.
Photo: AFP/Ludovic Marin
According to Xi, the two presidents agreed to work together in the following areas:

First, keeping bilateral relations stable. The two sides will maintain close communication at the head-of-state level, hold a new round of meetings under the three high-level mechanisms on strategic, economic and financial, and people-to-people dialogues within this year, and resume offline exchanges between legislatures and militaries as soon as possible, Xinhua added.
Photo: AFP/Ludovic Marin

Second, pursuing mutual benefit and common development. The two presidents jointly witnessed the signing of a series of important cooperation agreements. The two sides will deepen cooperation in traditional areas such as aviation, aerospace and civilian nuclear energy, and cultivate new growth drivers in cooperation such as green development and scientific and technological innovation, including building a China-France carbon neutrality center and strengthening joint training of talents, Xi said.

Third, resuming people-to-people and cultural exchanges across the board. Next year will be the 60th anniversary of China-France diplomatic relations and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism.

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