Belgiums Prime Minister Bart De Wever met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Brussels on Tuesday.Belgium and China have a long history of exchanges, and friendly exchanges are active, playing a gateway role in EU-China cooperation, De Wever said throughout the conference, adding that he has actually gone to China often times and is impressed by Chinas advancement achievements.
Europe and China have various point of views, in the face of the present complex geopolitics, the two sides must enhance exchanges and boost shared trust, he added.
Belgium firmly thinks in multilateralism, supports Europes strengthening of autonomy, and eagerly anticipates favorable results from the China-EU leaders conference, the prime minister noted.Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that Belgium is an establishing member of the European Union and the home of the EU headquarters, and plays an unique function in the European combination process and China-EU exchanges.
China values the logical and pragmatic policy of the brand-new Belgian government toward China, and is willing to continue traditional friendship with Belgium and promote the continued consistent progress of the China-Belgium overall friendly cooperative partnership, said Wang.China adheres to high-quality advancement and top-level opening, invites more Belgian business to develop in China, and hopes that Belgium will also supply a fair, safe and foreseeable organization environment for Chinese companies to invest in Belgium, Wang added.Wang also noted that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in between China and the EU, which is of terrific significance in carrying forward the past and ushering in the future.