In the face of the current unsure and unstable global situation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged joint efforts to protect the global financial and trade order as he consulted with Swiss Federal Councillor and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis in Beijing on Thursday.As staunch advocates of multilateralism and open market, China and Switzerland ought to work together to deal with the difficulties of anti-globalization patterns, defend the genuine rights and interests of all countries, and jointly protect the international economic and trade order and the fundamental norms of international relations, so regarding never ever allow the law of the jungle to rule the world once again, Wang noted.Noting Switzerland was one of the first Western nations to establish diplomatic relations with the Peoples Republic of China, Wang, likewise a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stated the two sides have actually constantly stuck to shared regard and trust and have actually collectively cultivated a cooperative spirit of equality, innovation and win-win over the past 75 years given that the establishment of their diplomatic ties.He gotten in touch with the 2 sides to maintain high-level exchanges, continue to appreciate each other, deal with each other as equates to, go beyond distinctions and reinforce cooperation, so regarding build up more positive aspects for bilateral relations and supply new connotations for deepening the strategic collaboration.
The 2 sides should speed up the negotiation on the updating of the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), make good use of numerous dialog systems, and build up more consensus on cooperation, Wang added.The Chinese foreign minister also said China invites more Swiss enterprises to invest and succeed in China and expects the Swiss side to continue to provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory service environment for Chinese enterprises.The two sides must commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, collectively arrange a series of activities such as the China-Switzerland Year of Culture and Tourism, enhance cooperation in science and innovation, education, humanities and other fields, and better promote people-to-people exchanges, Wang said.Cassis told Wang that the Swiss side has actually constantly seen its relations with China from a holistic and tactical perspective, and wants to enhance its cooperation with China in a logical and practical manner.The Swiss side wants to have close high-level exchanges with the Chinese side in numerous fields, commemorate the 75th anniversary of the facility of the diplomatic relations, accelerate the settlement on the upgrading of the bilateral FTA, and broaden equally beneficial cooperation in numerous fields, he vowed.Under the existing situations, the Swiss foreign minister pointed out that the international neighborhood must reinforce solidarity, sign up with hands to defend multilateralism and free trade, and secure the global order based upon the guideline of law.He revealed Switzerlands willingness to strengthen interaction with China to jointly attend to various global challenges.The two sides also had an extensive exchange of views on the Ukrainian problem, the situation in the Middle East and other global and local issues of typical interest.