Press Release: EU and China call for Doha deal, closer economic cooperation

The European Union and China called for an early and successful conclusion to the Doha Round of world trade talks, and pledged their commitment to closer cooperation to keep trade and investment flowing in the economic downturn. EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton and Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan spoke to the press following the second meeting of the EU-China High Level Trade and Economic Dialogue (HED), between the European Commission and the Chinese government. They reiterated the adherence of both the EU and China to the conclusions of the G20 summit in London, particularly highlighting the message that economic openness is vital to recover from the financial and economic crisis. The Dialogue was attended by a total of 14 Commissioners and Director Generals from the European Commission and 12 Chinese Ministers and Vice Ministers.

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European Commission: MEMO/09/226: Second meeting of the EU-China High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue: 7 and 8 May 2009 in Brussels http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/226&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: SPEECH/09/229: 2nd Meeting of the EU-China High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/09/229&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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