China, EU agree to hold summit soon
pianocao · 2009-02-04 15:10 · 49554 次点击
BRUSSELS,Jan.30(Xinhua)--ChinaandtheEuropeanUnion(EU)agreedonFridaytoholdasummitbetweenthetwosidesatanearlydate.
ItwasannouncedbyvisitingChinesePremierWenJiabaoandEuropeanCommissionPresidentJoseManuelBarrosoatapressconferencefollowingtheirtalksattheEUheadquarters.Thedateforthesummithasnotbeendecidedyet.
Bothsidesalsoagreedtoholdthe2ndChina-EUhigh-levelforumoneconomyandtradeinAprilthisyear.
TheEU-Chinasummit,whichhadoriginallybeenscheduledtobeheldinLyon,France,onDec.1lastyear,waspostponedafterFrenchPresidentNicolasSarkozy,whosecountryheldthethenEUpresidency,insistedonmeetingDalaiLama.
PremierWenarrivedinBrusselsonThursdayeveningforanofficialvisittotheEUheadquarters,andisscheduledtoleaveforSpainonFridayafternoon.
ThiswasannouncedbyvisitingChinesePremierWenJiabaoandEuropeanCommissionPresidentJoseManuelBarrosoatapressconferencefollowingtheirtalksattheEUheadquarters.