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EU, China agree regular dialogue on climate change
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 29 - 04 - 2010


China and the European Union on Thursday agreed to
hold regular dialogue and step up long-term cooperation on climate
change, as EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso arrived for a
three-day visit, dpa reported.
After talks between climate change officials in Beijing, the two
sides issued a "China-EU joint statement on dialogue and cooperation
on climate change," the Chinese government said.
Barroso discussed climate change later Thursday with Premier Wen
Jiabao, state television reported.
Wen was quoted as saying China wanted to "raise the level of
dialogue" with the European Union and urging it to recognize China's
market economic status "as soon as possible."
The joint statement said the two sides agreed to enhance
consultations on policy, set up a regular dialogue mechanism at
ministerial level, and open a climate-change hotline.
It said they planned to "exchange views on key problems in
international negotiations," domestic policies and measures, and on
the development and implementation of climate change cooperation
projects.
The joint statement followed talks on Thursday between Connie
Hedegaard, the EU commissioner for climate action, and China's
leading official for climate change, Xie Zhenhua, the vice-chairman
of the National Development and Reform Commission.
Hedegaard said the talks were "fruitful" and that the agreement on
enhanced dialogue was a "further step forward towards a closer
cooperation."
"Minister Xie Zhenhua and I expressed our support to the
Copenhagen Accord and we will promote the reflexion of the accord's
political agreements in the UN negotiation process," she said in a
statement.
"For the next climate change conference in Cancun later this year,
we agree that the goal must be to reach a positive outcome,"
Hedegaard said.
The joint statement said the two sides wanted to "restate our
support for the Copenhagen Accord and promote the political consensus
reached in the accord."
Barroso was scheduled travel to Shanghai on Friday for the opening
ceremony of World Expo 2010 and talks with President Hu Jintao.
The two sides also planned to open the Europe-China Clean Energy
Centre in Beijing on Friday, which the EU said would "highlight a
concrete example of successful developments in our bilateral
cooperation."
An EU statement said the main focus of Barroso's trip was to
"develop a forward-looking agenda for bilateral relations."
"This will be our third working meeting since 2008 which shows the
closeness of our cooperation," Barroso said in a statement before his
visit.
"The EU and China are important global players and it is essential
that we work together in addressing common challenges," he said.
-- SPA


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