Home>News Center>China
       
 

EU-China summit to inject "impetus" to ties
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-09-01 14:23

The upcoming EU-China summit would inject "important impetus" to the development of the all-around strategic partnership between the two sides, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Wednesday.

"I think it will give important impetus to bilateral relations," he said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua before the eighth EU-China summit scheduled to be held in Beijing on Sept. 5.

"What's most important is to have a good climate at the summit," he said.

Solana also sees 2005 as an important year for the bilateral relationship as it marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union.

"Therefore, it is important to create a mechanism for people-to-people relationship, so I'm looking forward to the summit," he said.

According to EU officials, among the dignitaries to attend the Beijing summit this year will be British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is holding the EU presidency, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Solana.

The summit will cover a wide range of topics, including political, economic and energy cooperation, a new framework agreement, the Galileo space project and the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER).

On the lifting of a 16-year-old arms embargo against China, Solana said it is still the EU's "intention" to take away the ban,which China views as a "political barrier" to the smooth expansionof bilateral relations.

"It remains the EU's intention to lift the arms embargo as soonas reasonably practical," Solana said.

The EU had previously planned to lift the ban in June, but it was unfulfilled due to fierce opposition from the United States. Earlier this year, Solana himself visited the United States to explain to Washington the EU's position on the issue.

"Further work continues to be necessary in order to make this possible, including explaining what we plan to do to European public opinion, as well as to our international partners, including the US but also China too," Solana said.

Solana, who have attended several EU-China summits, is hoping that the upcoming gathering will prove that the bilateral strategic partnership "matures."

"My expectation is that the dialogue between Chinese and EU leaders will be the most frank and open -- and therefore the most useful -- of any of the summits we have had so far," he said.

"The wealth of agreements we will be signing together on Sept. 5 bears witness to the increasing levels of practical cooperation," he added.

Not long ago, the European Commission said it hoped to launch talks on the new EU-China framework agreement within this year, a pact aiming to replace the out-of-date Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement signed in 1985.

"An announcement that we will begin formal talks remains the realistic objective," he said in anticipation of a new framework for enhanced ties.

"A new agreement will make it much easier for us to realize thefull potential of our partnership and will be a strong signal of our mutual commitment to deepen our relationship," he said.

Solana, who masterminded the EU's Security Strategy Paper of 2003 which designated China as the EU's strategic partner, is optimistic about "very good" prospects for bilateral strategic relations.

"EU-China relations have already developed significantly in thelast few years. I am confident this trend will continue," said the EU's top diplomat.

"We have many shared objectives, and it thus makes sense for usboth to combine our political and practical efforts, and with other international partners too," he said.



President Hu congratulates Tibet's anniversary
Flood-ravaged school has new teaching building
Leshan giant buddha
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

New Orleans mayor: Katrina may have killed thousands

 

   
 

Baghdad bridge stampede kills 965

 

   
 

Sino-US textile talks fail to yield any result

 

   
 

Corruption behind coal mine woes targetted

 

   
 

China Southern Airlines to buy 10 Boeing 787s

 

   
 

Typhoon nears: batten down the hatches

 

   
  China Southern Airlines to buy 10 Boeing 787s
   
  Sino-US textile talks fail to yield any result
   
  Loans a boost to Tibet development
   
  Corruption behind coal mine woes targetted
   
  Scientists plan 22nd South Pole expedition
   
  Huge ancient porcelain pit discovered
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  News Talk  
  It is time to prepare for Beijing - 2008  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 韩国伦理电影年轻的妈妈| 一级做a爰性色毛片免费| 熟妇人妻一区二区三区四区| 国产在线麻豆精品观看| a级日本片在线观看| 日本三级片网站| 亚洲国产第一区| 精品免费视频一卡2卡三卡4卡不卡| 国产毛片在线看| jizz视频护士| 日产精品卡2卡三卡乱码网址 | 日本精品久久久久中文字幕| 亚洲精品乱码久久久久久自慰| 美村妇真湿夹得我好爽| 国产日产精品_国产精品毛片| 99精品全国免费观看视频| 扒开粉嫩的小缝喷出水视频| 乳孔被撑开乳孔改造里番| 欧美牲交a欧美牲交aⅴ图片| 公交车老师屁股迎合我摩擦| 超清首页国产亚洲丝袜| 国产精品99精品久久免费| 99精品视频在线观看免费| 成年男人的天堂| 久久精品国产精品亚洲艾草网 | 欧美影院在线观看| 免费人成视频在线| 脱了美女内裤猛烈进入gif| 国产第一页亚洲| 97精品国产91久久久久久久| 小莹的性荡生活37章| 久久久久久人妻无码| 最近中文字幕高清中文字幕无| 亚洲砖码砖专无区2023| 精品久久一区二区| 国产ts亚洲人妖| 香蕉97超级碰碰碰碰碰久| 国产精品jizz视频| 91国内揄拍·国内精品对白| 好色先生视频tv下载| 中文字幕色综合久久|