The European Union is willing to strengthen human rights
exchanges and cooperation with China, said a EU official at the
24th round of China-EU Human Rights Dialogue in Beijing on
Wednesday.
The remarks were made by Jose Manuel Duarte de Jesus, ambassador
with the Foreign Ministry of Portugal, which is currently holding
the EU presidency.
During the talks, Wu Hailong, director-general of the Department
of International Organizations and Conferences, the Foreign
Ministry of China, briefed Jesus on China's improvement in human
rights protection, judicial reform and social security system.
The two sides also discussed bilateral cooperation in
international human rights field and religious freedom, labor
rights and racialism, among other topics.
The EU side spoke highly of the Chinese government's efforts in
improving and protecting human rights.
The China-EU Human Rights Dialogue, which began in 1997, is held
every half year.
(Xinhua News Agency October 18, 2007)
