China and France issued on Sunday evening a joint press
communique, saying the two countries will join hands in promoting a
world which is safer, more united and shows more respect to
diversity.
"China and France are willing to undertake joint efforts to
promote stable development of Sino-European Union and Asia-Europe
relations, and eradicate all obstacles affecting the relations
between China and the European Union," the communique says.
Both the countries agreed to enhance high-level political
dialogues, promote mutual visit at high-level and especially
fulfill the annual meeting between state or government heads, and
expand consensus on major global issues in fields of development,
poverty alleviation, environment, diseases, crises prevention and
handling, anti-proliferation, war on terror and reform on the
United Nations.
The communique says China and France will institutionalize the
coordination between the two countries' permanent delegations in
the U.N. and other international organizations, cooperate in
conflict prevention and peacekeeping and propose joint initiatives
when possible.
(Xinhua News Agency, October 11, 2004)