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Joint Press Communique of the 11th EU-China Summit

Joint Press Communique of the EU-China Summit on 20 May 2009 in Prague. 

1. The eleventh EU-China Summit was held in Prague, on 20 May 2009. The
European Union was represented by President Václav Klaus of the Czech
Republic, the President of the European Commission, Mr. Jose Manuel
Barroso, and the Secretary-General of the Council of the EU/High
Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier
Solana. Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council of the People's Republic
of China attended the meeting on behalf of China.

2. After an overall review of the development of their relations,
leaders of both sides expressed their satisfaction with the rapid
expansion of the relationship between the EU and China since the first
Summit in 1998 which is now much deeper and stronger, founded on a
global, strategic, and mutually beneficial partnership. The EU welcomes
China's development and supports China’s continued path of peaceful
development. China reaffirmed its support for the EU's integration
process and welcomes the EU’s constructive role in international
affairs. As a new decade opens for the EU-China Summit, the two sides
restated their firm commitment to pursuing the EU-China comprehensive
strategic partnership and their willingness to work together for their
mutual development, in forward-looking manner based on the principles of
mutual respect, equality, mutual trust, reciprocity and win-win
cooperation.

3. Both sides stressed that in a complex and ever-changing international
context, EU-China relations increasingly transcend the bilateral
framework and take on an international dimension. The two sides
reaffirmed their active commitment to peace, stability, security,
prosperity and sustainable development in the world, as well as to
peaceful resolution of disputes by means of dialogue, effective
multilateralism and the United Nations.

4. Discussions focused on EU-China relations, the global economic and
financial crisis, climate change and energy security as well as an
exchange of views on regional issues (Korean Peninsula, Myanmar, Iran,
Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Pakistan). Leaders expressed their
determination to strengthen cooperation, further work together to
address global challenges including the financial crisis and climate
change, and remain actively committed to enhancing coordination and
cooperation in international affairs.

5. Leaders expressed their satisfaction with the Second High-level
Economic and Trade Dialogue which was successfully held in Brussels on
7-8 May. The HED agenda will be followed up in the appropriate dialogues
and working groups. The leaders restated their commitment to
comprehensively implementing the communiqué at the London Summit, to
resisting and rejecting protectionism of all forms and to reaching an
ambitious, balanced and comprehensive conclusion to the Doha Development
Round at an early date.

6. During the summit, the two parties signed cooperative agreements
including the Joint Statement on Europe-China Clean Energy Center,
EU-China Science and Technology Partnership Scheme, and EU-China SMEs
Cooperation Point of Consensus.

7. Leaders agreed to meet again in Beijing in the second half of the
year.

8. The leaders also expressed their gratitude to the government and
people of the Czech Republic for their hospitality and for the excellent
organization of a successful Summit.

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