Key Takeaways
- Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Antonio Costa on his election as European Council President.
- Xi Jinping reaffirmed China’s commitment to the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership, aimed at deepening strategic communication and cooperation.
- The partnership aims to enhance mutual understanding and political trust, and expand exchanges and cooperation in various fields.
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a message to Antonio Costa, congratulating him on election as president of the European Council.
China views Europe as a key player in the multi-polar world order. China has consistently prioritized the EU’s role in global affairs and has been committed to strengthening the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership.
Xi said he highly values the development of China-EU relations, and stands ready to work with Costa to ensure that China and the EU remain firm as partners, deepen strategic communication, enhance mutual understanding and political trust, build broad consensus, expand exchanges and cooperation in various fields, so as to achieve sound and steady development of China-EU relations and make new contributions to world peace and development.
Also on Thursday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang extended congratulations to Costa.
