Chinese foreign minister to visit Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks with the media at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, on May 26.
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BEIJING — China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway over July 2-8, and hold talks with his respective counterparts, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun at a regular news conference on Tuesday (June 30).
Guo said that China's relations with the four countries have developed steadily in recent years, with collaboration in the areas of green transition, trade and investment, and scientific and technological innovation.
China and the four Nordic countries also share a broad consensus on upholding multilateralism, free trade, and jointly addressing global challenges such as climate change, Guo added.
Chinese state-owned media outlet China Daily reported that the Chinese foreign minister will hold separate talks with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, to exchange views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common concern.
Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway were among the first European countries to recognise and establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1950.
Additional reporting by AsiaOne
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