BEIJING (Reuters) -China has expressed its willingness to strengthen high-level exchanges with France in a strategic dialogue between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and France's presidential diplomatic adviser, a Foreign Ministry statement said on Thursday.
Wang told French President Emmanuel Bonne's adviser at a meeting on Wednesday that China is ready to deepen strategic mutual trust and promote all-round cooperation, the statement said.
Wang said China hopes France will “provide solid political guarantees for bilateral ties,” the Chinese ministry statement said, without elaborating.
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He also mentioned civilian nuclear energy, aerospace, agriculture and food, artificial intelligence and new energy as areas for greater cooperation.
Both also discussed the crisis in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and the global governance system, the statement said, with both sides agreeing to maintain coordinated communications.
(Reporting by Liz Lee; Editing by Kim Coghill and Diane Craft)
