China, EU vow to speed up investment treaty talks
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E-mail Xinhua, October 16, 2014
Leaders of China and the European Union (EU) agreed Wednesday to put their investment treaty negotiation on a faster track so as to further cement bilateral economic ties.
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C) meets with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy (R) and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso in Milan, Italy, Oct. 15, 2014. [Xinhua/Rao Aimin] |
The pledge was made when visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
Li is in Italy for an official visit, and will attend the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting summit to be held in the Italian city of Milan on Thursday and Friday.
China, Li noted, attaches great importance to its relations with the EU, which is China's largest trade partner. "We are each other's opportunities for development," he added.
The two sides should implement the China-EU partnerships for peace, growth, reform and civilization, Li said.
They should also strengthen their all-round cooperation in such areas as economic and trade, energy, urbanization, interconnectivity, finance, science and technology, and people-to-people exchanges, he said.
The Chinese leader also expressed his hope that the two sides can respect each other, treat each other as equals, and address frictions and differences in a proper way through dialogues and negotiations, so as to ensure the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations.
"The prosperity of Europe benefits the development of the world," Li stressed.
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