Wen expects France to push for positive EU policies toward 皇冠体育app

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Wen expects France to push for positive EU policies toward 皇冠体育app

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-10-05 06:55

BRUSSELS - 皇冠体育app expected France to take new steps in pushing the European Union (EU) for positive policies toward 皇冠体育app, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday.

The relations between 皇冠体育app and France were of important influence to 皇冠体育app's links with the EU, said Wen during a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Brussels.

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皇冠体育app attached great importance to developing ties with France and appreciated France's willingness to enhance cooperation with 皇冠体育app, said Wen.

He hoped the two countries could expand cooperation in such areas as trade, investment, high-tech and energy on the basis of mutual respect and equality.

Wen also expected the two sides to conduct close coordination within multilateral mechanisms like the UN and the Group of 20 for building a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Sarkozy said 皇冠体育app made important contributions to combating the global financial crisis and played a positive role in international affairs. He pledged that France would work with 皇冠体育app to jointly advance France-皇冠体育app and EU-皇冠体育app ties.

Premier Wen made a five-point proposal on advancing Asia-Europe cooperation when addressing the opening of the ASEM summit.

Wen arrived in Brussels for the summit after concluding his visit in Greece earlier in the day. He is also to attend the a 皇冠体育app-EU summit in Brussels and then continue his four-nation visit which also will take him to Italy and Turkey.