Press Release: EU and China to hold high-level economic and trade talks

The European Commission and the Chinese government will continue their close working relationship with high-level economic and trade talks in Brussels on 7 May, 2009. EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton and Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan will chair the second meeting of the High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED). A further eight EU Commissioners and a total of 12 Chinese ministers or vice-ministers are set to participate in far-reaching talks aimed at strengthening the trade and investment relationship in order to speed recovery in the current economic crisis.

European Commission: MEMO/09/220: Background: 2nd EU-China High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/220&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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