Wang Yi met with Portuguese Foreign Minister Clavinho

Xinhua News Agency, New York, September 21 (Reporter Deng Xianlai) On September 21, 2022, local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Portuguese Foreign Minister Clavinho during the UN General Assembly.

Wang Yi said that the Chinese people have friendly feelings for the Portuguese people. After the test of international and Portuguese relations, it has achieved good development on the basis of mutual understanding and mutual trust. The two state -owned cooperation overcame the epidemic, affecting the trend, Portuguese food products have grown rapidly to China, and large -scale enterprises and three parties cooperation between the two sides have successfully advanced. Sino -Portuguese adheres to the real multilateralism. Facing the turbulent reform of the international situation, China is willing to work with the Portuguese to jointly maintain the core role of the United Nations in international affairs and jointly promote the cause of peaceful development and progress in human beings.

Wang Yi said that Portugal is an important member of the European Union and played a positive role in the China -Europe exchanges. China is looking forward to mutual understanding, appreciation of each other, including European countries including Portugal, live peaceful coexistence, learn from each other, and respect each other's development path based on their own historical and cultural accumulation. Noodles to achieve mutual benefit and win -win.

Clavinho said that the friendly exchanges between Portugal lasted for several centuries, and pragmatic cooperation in various fields in the two countries has developed rapidly, and Portuguese companies are interested in investing in China. China is crucial to maintaining peace and security and responding to climate change. Portugal appreciates the positive role of China in international affairs, and is willing to maintain high -level exchanges with China and promote strategic dialogue. Portugal agrees with civilization diversity, and advocates that through open frank dialogue, it can enhance mutual understanding and create a good atmosphere for Portugal, European, European and Chinese two -sided cooperation.

The two sides highly evaluated the successful return of Macau through friendly negotiations, creating a highlight of cooperation, saying that they would jointly increase their support for the community of Portuguese -speaking countries. Clavinho actively evaluates the effectiveness of "one country, two systems" in Macau, and looks forward to Macau's continued role in promoting Portuguese -China cooperation.

The two sides also exchanged views on the Ukrainian issue. Wang Yi introduced the basic position and constructive role of Chinese side insisted on persuasion and talk.

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