Foreign ministers’ trips to China create positive synergies amid China-EU conflicts
Chen Qingqing Published: May 30, 2021 09:18 PM
Wang Yi
In spite of recent tensions between the EU and China over a number of issues such as human rights and the bilateral investment deal, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met several European ministers during the weekend - the first face-to-face meetings since the European Parliament froze the highly expected EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI).
An important message was unleashed at the meetings in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China s Guizhou Province, according to some Chinese experts, that cooperation between China and Europe echoes the core interests of the majorities from the two sides, and that there are essential factors inside the EU in wrestling to meet this goal, which also need to be amplified.
Source: Republic of Lithuania
On 8 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Elżbieta Witek, the Marshal of the Sejm, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau on his first visit to Poland.
During the meetings, the interlocutors noted that 2021 marked important anniversaries â the 230th anniversary of the Constitution of 3 May and the Mutual Pledge of the Commonwealth of the Two Nations, as well as the 30th anniversary of the recognition of the restoration of Lithuaniaâs Independence and of the re-established diplomatic relations between the two countries â enabling an ambitious strategic agenda on issues of mutual interest.Lithuaniaâs Foreign Minister thanked Rau for Polandâs contribution to strengthening regional security and noted that further defence and security cooperation remained a priority. Particular attention was paid to democratic processes in the neighbourhood, efforts to mobilise the EU an