China and the EU agreed in Lisbon on Thursday to promote
dialogue and cooperation to better cope with challenges in an
increasingly globalized world, where both sides share various
common interests.
In the third round China-EU strategic dialogue, both sides
reached a consensus that enhanced dialogue and cooperation would be
in conformity with the fundamental interests of both sides, and
would also contribute to world peace, stability and development,
according to sources with the Chinese delegation.
During the discussion, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui
and the EU "troika" led by Portuguese Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Joao Gomes Cravinho exchanged views
on Sino-EU relations and a wide range of international and regional
issues of common concern, said the sources.
China and the EU held their first round strategic dialogue in
London in December 2005. The second round was held in Beijing in
June 2006.
(Xinhua News Agency October 26, 2007)
