Beijing, May 12th—Ma Hui, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with Erik Kurzweil, Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific of the European External Action Service. 

Ma said, China attaches great importance to China-EU relations, and is ready to strengthen dialogue and exchanges with the European side, deepen cooperation in various fields, jointly uphold multilateralism, work together to respond to global challenges such as climate change, and promote the sound and steady development of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership. 

Kurzweil noted, EU-China relationship is one of the most important and strategically significant bilateral relationships in the world. The EU is committed to the partnership positioning, stands ready to deepen practical cooperation with China, properly handle frictions and differences, jointly advance the settlement of regional hotspot issues, and safeguard world peace and stability.