Multilateralism stressed with European leaders

The two sides agreed to jointly safeguard the Charter of the United Nations and international law, strengthen dialogue on foreign affairs and security policy, and address common challenges.

They reached consensus on building an open world economy, promoting trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, standing against protectionism and unilateralism, supporting multilateral trade and abiding by WTO rules.

China and the EU also plan to establish a working group as a communication mechanism to discuss issues about WTO reforms.

During the meeting, the two sides exchanged the bidding list on the China-EU investment agreement and agreed to start dialogues on drug control and humanitarian aid and to perform a joint feasibility study on deepening cooperation in the wine and spirits industries.

Dialogue and cooperation in such fields as the environment, energy, intellectual property rights, digital economy and urbanization also will be promoted.

China and the EU are committed to strengthening dialogue and cooperation on intellectual property. They will expand two-way opening-up, improve the environment for market access and investment, promote the alignment between China's Belt and Road Initiative with the EU development plan, and complete the China-EU GI Agreement negotiations as soon as possible.

The two sides agreed to advance activities under the framework of the "2018 China-EU Tourism Year", so as to enhance tourism cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.

They pledged to support the G20 as the main forum for international economic cooperation and continue to play an active role in global economic and financial governance.

It was also agreed that the common interests between China and the EU are far greater than differences, which will be properly handled based on mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.