Source: Xinhua Net
Original title: Dutch Prime Minister Rutte meets with Wang Yi
Rome, 31 Oct (Xinhua) -- On 31 October local time, Dutch Prime Minister Rutte met with President Xi Jinping's Special Representative, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is attending the G20 summit in Rome.
Wang Yi first conveyed the cordial greetings of the Chinese leader to Lute. Wang Yi said: Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Netherlands, which is of great significance in carrying forward the past and opening up the future. The Chinese side attaches great importance to China-Netherlands relations, regards the Netherlands as the "gateway" for China-EU cooperation, and is willing to work with the Netherlands to sum up experience, plan for the future, promote greater development of China-Netherlands relations, benefit the two countries and peoples, and inject impetus into China-EU relations. The two sides should adhere to mutual respect, mutual benefit and win-win results, promote high-level mutual opening up, deepen cooperation in the fields of connectivity, digital economy and green development, and jointly promote the recovery of the two countries and the world economy. It is hoped that the Dutch side will provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises.
Lute asked Wang Yi to convey his good wishes to the Chinese leader. Lutte said that the Dutch side attaches great importance to the opportunities brought by the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries to the development of Dutch-Chinese relations, and is willing to celebrate this year of great significance with the Chinese side. The Netherlands is willing to strengthen exchanges at all levels between the two sides and welcome China's expansion of investment in the Netherlands.
Lutte said that the Dutch side is full of expectations for the Beijing Winter Olympics, hopes to understand the preparations and actively participate. Wang Yi introduced the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics and stressed that China is confident of presenting a "simple, safe and wonderful" Olympic event for the world. Wang Yi said that the Winter Olympics held in China will attract 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports, which will effectively promote the popularization and development of global sports. The Chinese side is willing to strengthen cooperation in ice and snow sports with the Dutch side, add new connotations to the relations between the two countries, and wish the Dutch athletes good results in Beijing.
The two sides said they would jointly promote the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations.
The two sides also exchanged views on issues of common concern, such as climate change. Wang Yi introduced China's effective measures for energy conservation and emission reduction and the positive results achieved. Lutte spoke highly of China's announcement that it would not build new coal power projects overseas, and expressed his willingness to work with China to promote global green and low-carbon development.
Editor-in-charge: Xiao Tian