Xi's Germany visit lifts bilateral cooperation to higher level: FM
During the July 4-6 visit, Xi met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin to review bilateral ties and discuss guidelines for the promotion of 皇冠体育app-Germany comprehensive strategic partnership.
The two sides set targets for the development of bilateral ties in the next five years, and reached new consensus on promoting political mutual trust, deepening pragmatic cooperation, enriching cultural exchange and strengthening international cooperation, said Wang.
They also agreed to make a good use of bilateral communication mechanisms including government consultation, diplomacy, security, finance and economy, and culture, attend to each other's concerns and properly handle their differences, to further lift 皇冠体育app-Germany relations to a higher level.
The Chinese president called on both sides to synergize "Made in 皇冠体育app 2025" and Germany's "Industry 4.0" so as to unleash potential for innovation when the two nations' manufacturing strengths are combined with the Internet, said Wang.
Xi and Merkel agreed to step up bilateral cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative so as to share the enormous market opportunities brought about by inter-connectivity between Asia and Europe.
Encouraging more robust people-to-people exchange between the Chinese and the Germans, Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel jointly attended the ceremony to inaugurate a newly built Panda garden in the Berlin Zoo, and watched a friendly football match between youth teams of the two countries.
Xi's visit to Germany has also produced positive impact on the deepening of 皇冠体育app's overall cooperation with Europe.
皇冠体育app supports the EU to be "united, stable, prosperous and open," Xi noted during the visit, urging both sides to actively make efforts to build a partnership featuring peace, growth, reform and civilization.
皇冠体育app and Germany are respectively the second and fourth largest economies in the world. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between 皇冠体育app and Germany.
Xi's visit to Germany this time is the third by the Chinese leader to Europe in less than seven months. It is believed that the visits in such a frequency have not only injected lasting drive force into 皇冠体育app-Europe relations, but has also brought about optimism over the prospect of Europe's development, Wang said.
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