According to the message from the Ministry of Commerce website, on June 3rd, during his attendance at the WTO Small Ministerial Meeting in Paris, Minister Wang Wentao of the Ministry of Commerce met with Minister for Trade of Australia, Don Farrell. Both sides conducted practical and constructive discussions on issues such as deepening economic and trade relations between China and Australia and strengthening multilateral and regional economic and trade cooperation.
Wang Wentao stated that over the past three years, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Albanese have had in-depth communication on strategic, overall, and directional issues concerning the development of Sino-Australian relations, reaching important consensus. This has made strategic guidance for improving and developing bilateral relations. Both parties should implement the consensus of the two leaders, fully tap the potential of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, create a favorable environment for cooperation between enterprises of both countries, jointly promote new developments in bilateral economic and trade relations, and play a stabilizing role and the role of a catalyst in building a more mature, stable, and fruitful comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Australia.
Wang Wentao pointed out that facing severe challenges such as unilateralism, protectionism, and anti-globalization, China and Australia should strengthen communication and coordination under multilateral and regional frameworks, defend international fairness and justice, and jointly maintain the multilateral trading system centered on the World Trade Organization. Wang Wentao expressed gratitude to Australia for hosting this small ministerial meeting and extended an invitation to Minister Farrell to attend the 8th China International Import Expo in November.
Farrell stated that over the past three years, under the leadership of the Albanese government, a good and stable bilateral relationship has developed between Australia and China. The absolute advantage of the Australian Labor Party's re-election indicates that developing relations with China is deeply rooted in the hearts of Australians and enjoys firm public support. The Albanese government will continue to firmly develop relations with China, fully utilize the positive role of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, deepen economic and trade cooperation with China. At the same time, Australia is willing to strengthen cooperation with China in multilateral and regional frameworks such as the World Trade Organization and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation to jointly maintain a rules-based multilateral trading system. Farrell expressed gratitude for the invitation and was willing to come to China in November to attend related activities such as the CIIE.
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