By David William Ferguson & Wang Ke
China.org.cn Multimedia Team

European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner visited China on March 29-30. During her visit, she held meetings with high-level Chinese counterparts, including Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi of MFA and Commerce Minister Chen Deming.

Today, she gave an exclusive TV interview to China.org.cn in which she expressed her concern about EU-China relations, common global problems, the upcoming G-20 meeting in London and the financial crisis.

2. In terms of the European Union’s role, it has been widely reported that there are differences of opinion, notably between Prime Minister Brown in the UK and Bundeskanzler Merkel in Germany. Is it going to be possible for the European Union to speak with a single voice, and if not how might that hamper the work of the G20?

(China.org.cn March 30, 2009)