BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visits to Italy, Monaco and France are expected to inject new impetus into China-EU relations, a senior official said Wednesday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that Xi would pay state visits to the three European countries from March 21 to 26, at the invitation of Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Head of State of the Principality of Monaco Albert II and French President Emmanuel Macron.
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at a news conference on Monday with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini after the 9th meeting of the China-EU High-Level Strategic Dialogue in Brussels. (CHEN WEIHUA/CHINA DAILY) The upcoming European visit by President Xi Jinping will be a highlight of China's diplomacy with the European Union this year, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Brussels on Monday.
