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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
New York, September 25 (Xinhua) — China hopes to work with Cyprus to further expand the scale and optimize the structure of bilateral trade, as well as unlock the potential for cooperation in emerging sectors, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced on Thursday.
The head of the Chinese government made this statement during a meeting with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, on the sidelines of the general debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
As Li Qiang noted, despite the geographical distance between China and Cyprus, friendly contacts between the two countries have a long history.
He recalled that next year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the fifth anniversary of the elevation of China-Cypriot relations to a strategic partnership. He said this opens up new opportunities for further deepening and developing interstate cooperation.
Li Qiang stated that China intends to work with Cyprus to develop traditional friendship, strengthen high-level exchanges, adhere to the principles of mutual respect, mutual trust, openness and cooperation, and advance bilateral relations to new heights, achieving new practical results and bringing greater benefits to the peoples of the two countries.
Noting that China understands and supports Cyprus in defending its national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, Li Qiang added that the Chinese side, in turn, appreciates Cyprus's adherence to the one-China principle.
According to the Premier of the State Council, China intends to further align its national development strategies with Cyprus and make more effective use of mechanisms such as the joint commission on trade and economic issues.
He expressed China's willingness to deepen and strengthen cooperation in the field of shipping, unlock the potential for cooperation in emerging sectors such as clean energy, and expand exchanges in education, culture, youth, and at the regional level, so as to more effectively achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
China is ready to import more high-quality agricultural and food products from Cyprus, Li Qiang said, calling on the Cypriot side to continue to create a fair, just and non-discriminatory business environment and provide more political support for cooperation between enterprises of the two countries.
The Chinese Prime Minister acknowledged that the current international situation is volatile and unstable. He expressed China's desire to closely cooperate with Cyprus in a multilateral format, jointly implement genuine multilateralism, protect and promote free trade, and promote a more equitable and rational global governance system.
Li Qiang also welcomed the active participation of the Cypriot side in the Global Governance Initiative.
The Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China expressed hope that Cyprus will continue to play an important role in helping the European Union pursue a rational and pragmatic policy towards China, as well as in maintaining the correct vector of development of relations between the People's Republic of China and the EU. –0–
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