The invitation of Foreign Minister MR. Yi Wang, Canadian Foreign Minister chrystia Freeland (Chrystia - Freeland) met second times in the year in August 9th, the Canadian foreign minister to china. Ms. Yan Wei, deputy bureau of the United Nations International Cooperation and Coordination Bureau and the Minister of the press, participated in a joint interview.
At 11:30 in the morning, foreign minister MR. Yi Wang held the second annual meeting of foreign ministers with foreign minister of Canada in Beijing. The foreign ministers of the two countries affirm that the current China Canada relations maintain a good momentum, and hope to seize the present important opportunities and create a new golden age of relations between the two countries.
MR. Yi Wang: "this year is Canada's founding 150th anniversary. For Canada, it is an important year for the past and future. I also take this opportunity to represent you in the warmest congratulations to the Canadian people."
The wishes of the Chinese foreign minister opened the second annual meeting of the foreign minister of China and Canada. In the past year, China Canada relations have been warming up continuously. In June, China and Canada's first foreign ministers' annual meeting was held in Ottawa, Canada. In September, the Prime Minister of China and Canada achieved mutual visits within a month. Sino Canadian relations have a traditional friendly foundation. As early as the 70s of last century, Canada became one of the first Western powers to recognize the new China. In 90s, when Premier Christian was in power, he founded the golden ten years of Sino Canadian relations with Chinese leaders.
During the meeting, MR. Yi Wang said that China is willing to strengthen communication with the Canadian side and cooperate closely to promote the new development of China Canada strategic partnership. "Canada is one of the earliest China western countries to establish diplomatic relations, in our joint efforts, our bilateral relations have maintained the momentum of development, especially last year, the prime ministers of the two countries exchanged visits in a month, which is added in the history of the relationship between, or in international exchanges, are very rare the foreign shows that the two countries wish to close and urgent desire to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation. We hope to create a new golden age of relations between the two countries through our joint efforts. "
MR. Yi Wang put forward, adding the two sides should continue to maintain high-level exchanges and make good use of the relevant sectors, dialogue mechanism, strengthen the strategic planning of the relations between the two countries, and to promote free trade area construction as the main line, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields; to jointly combat transnational crimes as the goal, expansion of anti-corruption and law enforcement to the spirit of cooperation; the spirit of mutual respect, properly handle differences and sensitive issues; to strengthen the multilateral coordination, maintaining the United Nations as the core of the international system, jointly cope with global challenges.
Ms. Vreeland, the Canadian foreign minister, had served as Canada's trade minister and played a very important role in promoting China Canada trade cooperation. She said, in the day of the meeting, Party attaches great importance to developing relations with China, will be regarded as a priority direction and diplomacy, and is willing to maintain high-level exchanges with China, and actively explore the FTA negotiations to start with, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and promote bilateral ties, and insist on a Chinese policy understanding of China in the Taiwan and Tibet issues such as the position and concerns will properly handle. The Canadian side attaches great importance to China's role in global affairs and is willing to cooperate with China to jointly safeguard the international order and promote free trade.
During the meeting, the two sides also exchanged views on the issues of the Korean Peninsula and other international areas.
The Chinese and Canadian foreign ministers' annual meeting started in 2016, in addition to this, China and Canada have also started the annual meeting mechanism of the prime minister from last year. Both countries are looking forward to deepening practical cooperation in various fields and jointly building a new "golden age" of China Canada relations.
