EU PRESIDENT BARROSO TO VISIT CHINA
Baku, April 27 (AZERTAC). On Wednesday 29 April, the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, will embark on his first trip to China since the start of the new Commission, giving continuation to the close cooperation established in the past 5 years. He will go first to Beijing then to Shanghai for the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo 2010.
In Beijing, President Barroso will lead a high-level delegation of Commissioners.
The main focus of the visit will be to develop a forward looking agenda for bilateral relations, under the new framework provided by the Lisbon Treaty. The members of the European delegation will have discussions with their Chinese counterparts in a meeting chaired on the Chinese side by Mr. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People`s Republic of China.
The meeting will mainly address bilateral issues, notably perspectives of EU-China relations over the next 5 years, as well as important global challenges such as the economic and financial crisis, climate change and international security issues.
Another significant aspect of the visit of President Barroso to China will be his participation in the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo 2010 and meeting with the President of the People`s Republic of China, Mr. Hu Jintao.
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