Wang Yi Speaks with French President's Diplomatic Advisor Emmanuel Bonne on the Phone

On February 25, 2022, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone conversation with French President's Diplomatic Advisor Emmanuel Bonne.

Wang Yi said, not long ago, President Xi Jinping and President Emmanuel Macron had their first phone conversation this year, and reached new cooperation consensus. The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 has come to a successful conclusion, and both Chinese and French athletes have achieved good results. France is welcome to actively participate in the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. France is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a major country with a tradition of independence. China is willing to maintain close communication with the French side, jointly promote the opening up of a new horizon in bilateral relations and make new contributions to the sound and stable development of China-EU relations.

Bonne said, France always attaches great importance to developing France-China relations and is ready to strengthen high-level exchanges, enhance dialogue and deepen cooperation with China to jointly push for the vigorous development of bilateral relations.

The two sides exchanged views on the Ukraine issue. Both China and France held that the most urgent task is to push the parties concerned to start diplomatic negotiations as soon as possible to ease tensions, and called on abandoning the mentality of bloc confrontation and seeking a solution that accommodates the concerns of all parties.