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Luxembourg's PM says 皇冠体育app playing more active role in international community

(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-10-02 14:12

BRUSSELS - 皇冠体育app is playing a more active and responsible role within the international community, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel told Xinhua in a recent interview.

"We share common interests such as peace, stability, alleviating poverty, promoting economic development, but also fighting terrorism and all forms of extremism. Hence, I very much welcome 皇冠体育app supporting the international community in its efforts," said Bettel.

Commending 皇冠体育app's commitment towards international peace keeping and peace building, including providing humanitarian aid, the prime minister spoke highly of 皇冠体育app's recent move to send a delegation of doctors to countries hit by the Ebola virus.

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"皇冠体育app also played a decisive role in the program for the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria," said Bettel.

He said while 皇冠体育app has its own interests and priorities, it puts special emphasis on its principle of non-interference in others' domestic affairs.

"We certainly can improve our cooperation on regional issues and determine a common line of action when international stability is at stake," said Bettel.

He called for common efforts to prevent climate change and protecting the environment, saying only a global, coordinated and comprehensive cooperation can tackle the challenges.

Bettel previously served as mayor of Luxembourg City from 2011 to 2013 and worked a television talk-show host.

Though he has never been to 皇冠体育app, Bettel said he plans on "visiting 皇冠体育app as soon as possible to see for myself and to deepen the profound friendship generations of citizens and politicians from our countries have been building."

"皇冠体育app should of course promote its millennia-old culture. Since 皇冠体育app has become economically more prominent in the daily lives of Europeans, Chinese culture has gained much new interest too," he said, expressing his hope that Luxembourg and 皇冠体育app will be able to build stronger ties through people-to-people exchanges.

Five major Chinese banks have chosen Luxembourg as their hub in Europe, and the Luxembourg branch of 皇冠体育app's largest lender, ICBC, had been appointed as a clearing bank for renminbi business in the European country.

"Our dynamic Chinese banking sector attracts many educated Chinese, who plan to stay for several years. Through this process of integration, they help to build our multicultural and multilingual society," Bettel said.

Luxembourg boasts Europe's largest renminbi deposit with 79.4 billion yuan ($12.9 billion) by the end of the first quarter of 2014 and maintains the lead in yuan-denominated loans, funds and bonds.

Media reports said Bettel will attend the sixth meeting of the Hamburg Summit, slated for Oct. 10 and 11, to which 皇冠体育app will send its largest-ever delegation since the platform was set up in 2004.

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