French foreign minister to visit China: spokesman

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French foreign minister to visit China: spokesman

2025-03-24 16:49 Last Updated At：03-25 00:07

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot will pay a visit to China on Thursday and Friday, during which he will hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on a broad range of issues, a Foreign Ministry spokesman announced on Monday.

Guo Jiakun, the spokesman, made the announcement at a press briefing in Beijing.

"At the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot will visit China from March 27 to 28. The upcoming visit will be Foreign Minister Barrot's first visit to China after coming into office. During his visit, Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold talks with him to exchange views on following through on the two presidents' common understandings, advancing China-France relations and China-EU relations, and other topics of common interest," Guo said.

"This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations. The international landscape we are facing is an increasing mix of turbulence and transformation with rising instability and uncertainty. China and France are permanent members of the UN Security Council and each other's comprehensive strategic partner. It is imperative for us to enhance strategic communication and contribute to world peace, stability and development," he said. "Through this visit, China hopes to work with France to consolidate political mutual trust, uphold openness and win-win, promote solidarity and coordination, safeguard multilateralism, jointly guard against the undertows of unilateralism and the law of the jungle, and inject more certainty to the world," said the spokesman.

Chinese FM meets Nauruan counterpart

2025-03-27 03:03 Last Updated At：03:17

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Wednesday in Beijing with Nauruan Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Lionel Aingimea, who came to China for the opening ceremony of the Nauru Embassy in China.

Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, noted that since the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru, both sides have fostered mutual understanding and support, while the pragmatic cooperation has developed comprehensively, bringing tangible benefits to the people of Nauru.

China appreciates Nauru's firm adherence to the one-China policy and believes that Nauru will continue to support China in safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity, thus consolidating the political foundation of bilateral relations, Wang said.

China is willing to deepen cooperation with Nauru in various fields including agriculture and fisheries, sports, marine development, climate change response, and capacity building, Wang said, adding that China congratulates Nauru on the upcoming official opening of its embassy in China and is willing to provide conveniences and assistance for the embassy's operation.

Aingimea, for his part, said that Nauru sincerely thanks China for the valuable assistance provided in infrastructure construction and socio-economic development, which helps improve people's livelihood and sustainable development of Nauru.

Nauru will not waver in its stance of adhering to the one-China principle and looks forward to expanding bilateral cooperation in various fields and pushing bilateral relations to a new level, Aingimea added.