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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin in Beijing on Tuesday, saying China is willing to work with Ireland to advance bilateral relations to a new level and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results at a higher level.
Noting the high degree of economic complementarity between China and Ireland, Li Qiang called on the two sides to strengthen the alignment of their development strategies and unlock the potential for cooperation in various fields.
China stands ready to work with Ireland to expand the scale and improve the quality of bilateral trade, the Premier said, adding that China invites Irish enterprises to effectively use platforms such as the China International Import Expo and the China International Fair for Trade in Services to promote their products.
Li Qiang called on the two sides to seize future development opportunities and deepen cooperation in areas such as green energy, digital economy, artificial intelligence, information technology and life sciences, while further facilitating people-to-people exchanges.
The Chinese Prime Minister stressed that China is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with Ireland in multilateral mechanisms such as the UN to jointly safeguard multilateralism and free trade.
Ireland will hold the rotating presidency of the European Union in the second half of this year, and China hopes it will play a positive role in promoting Sino-European cooperation, Li Qiang added.
As M. Martin, who is currently on an official visit to China, pointed out, Ireland is firmly committed to further deepening the mutually beneficial strategic partnership between the two countries and is ready to strengthen exchanges with China at all levels.
The Prime Minister expressed Ireland's readiness to develop cooperation with China in areas such as trade, investment, science and technology, healthcare, agriculture, the green economy and artificial intelligence, as well as to strengthen cultural and humanitarian exchanges, including in the educational sphere and at the regional level.
The Irish side invites more Chinese companies to invest in Ireland, M. Martin added.
According to him, Ireland values China's important role in international affairs and is willing to strengthen multilateral coordination with China to oppose unilateralism and protectionism and jointly safeguard world peace, stability, development and prosperity.
The Irish side is also ready to play a constructive role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation between the EU and China, the Prime Minister indicated.
Before the talks began, Li Qiang held a welcoming ceremony for M. Martin at the Great Hall of the People. –0–
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