Foreign Minister Wang Yi, currently on a visit to Europe, met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Oslo on Monday (6th) and held talks with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide. After the meeting, Støre said in an interview that China may be the country with the most direct and effective communication with the Russian leadership, and he expects and strongly urges China to make good use of this channel.
According to Reuters, Støre said most of the discussion between the two sides focused on the Ukraine issue. He noted that there is potential for deepening cooperation between Europe and China, but as long as the war continues and as long as China remains a close partner of Russia, this opportunity will be limited.
Eide, for his part, described the dialogue with China on ending the Russia-Ukraine war as "constructive and promising." When asked whether China had indicated it would push Russia back to the negotiating table, he said, "I am not a spokesperson for China, so I won't quote them, but there are indeed some hints in their remarks."
Norwegian FM says China and Norway have similar positions on multiple hot topics
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry website, Wang Yi pointed out during his talks with Eide that Norway was one of the first Western countries to recognize the People's Republic of China. The political mutual trust between the two countries has been continuously strengthened, and mutually beneficial cooperation has deepened, become more practical, greener, and more innovative. The China-Norway green transition dialogue mechanism has become an important platform for bilateral cooperation. He proposed that the two sides should enhance bilateral trade levels, sign a China-Norway free trade agreement as soon as possible, and deepen cooperation in clean energy, electric vehicles, green shipping, circular economy, and other fields, with a focus on implementing the green transition dialogue mechanism.
China quoted Eide as responding that Norway firmly adheres to the One-China policy and is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges and dialogues at all levels with China, promote practical cooperation in trade, green economy, oceans, and other areas. He also emphasized that Norway has always supported free trade and opposed the securitization of economic issues.
He also said that Norway and China have similar positions on many international and regional hot topics. Norway attaches importance to China's important influence in international affairs and is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China, uphold the central role of the United Nations, defend basic norms of international relations, actively respond to global challenges such as climate change, and jointly protect the only planet humanity has.
The two sides also exchanged in-depth views on international and regional issues such as the Ukraine crisis and the situation in the Middle East.
Wang Yi meets Finnish President, hopes to uphold the positioning of a new type of cooperative partnership
Wang Yi meets Danish Foreign Minister: China and Europe are partners, not rivals.
王毅访问挪威 挪首相促中方助推俄乌谈判
Foreign Minister Wang Yi, currently on a visit to Europe, met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Oslo on Monday (6th) and held talks with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide. After the meeting, Støre said in an interview that China may be the country with the most direct and effective communication with the Russian leadership, and he expects and strongly urges China to make good use of this channel.
According to Reuters, Støre said most of the discussion between the two sides focused on the Ukraine issue. He noted that there is potential for deepening cooperation between Europe and China, but as long as the war continues and as long as China remains a close partner of Russia, this opportunity will be limited.
Eide, for his part, described the dialogue with China on ending the Russia-Ukraine war as "constructive and promising." When asked whether China had indicated it would push Russia back to the negotiating table, he said, "I am not a spokesperson for China, so I won't quote them, but there are indeed some hints in their remarks."
Norwegian FM says China and Norway have similar positions on multiple hot topics
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry website, Wang Yi pointed out during his talks with Eide that Norway was one of the first Western countries to recognize the People's Republic of China. The political mutual trust between the two countries has been continuously strengthened, and mutually beneficial cooperation has deepened, become more practical, greener, and more innovative. The China-Norway green transition dialogue mechanism has become an important platform for bilateral cooperation. He proposed that the two sides should enhance bilateral trade levels, sign a China-Norway free trade agreement as soon as possible, and deepen cooperation in clean energy, electric vehicles, green shipping, circular economy, and other fields, with a focus on implementing the green transition dialogue mechanism.
China quoted Eide as responding that Norway firmly adheres to the One-China policy and is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges and dialogues at all levels with China, promote practical cooperation in trade, green economy, oceans, and other areas. He also emphasized that Norway has always supported free trade and opposed the securitization of economic issues.
He also said that Norway and China have similar positions on many international and regional hot topics. Norway attaches importance to China's important influence in international affairs and is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China, uphold the central role of the United Nations, defend basic norms of international relations, actively respond to global challenges such as climate change, and jointly protect the only planet humanity has.
The two sides also exchanged in-depth views on international and regional issues such as the Ukraine crisis and the situation in the Middle East.
Wang Yi meets Finnish President, hopes to uphold the positioning of a new type of cooperative partnership
Wang Yi meets Danish Foreign Minister: China and Europe are partners, not rivals.