Chinese Foreign Minister Meets His Danish Counterpart in the First Stop of His Northern Europe Tour

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated early Friday morning that Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Danish counterpart Lars Løkke Rasmussen in Copenhagen yesterday, during the first stop of his tour of Nordic countries.

• Wang expressed to Rasmussen his hope that Denmark would play a “constructive role in promoting the healthy and stable development of relations between the European Union and China.”

• He added that the world’s second-largest economy welcomes greater participation by Danish companies in investment, and that China is ready to enhance cooperation in the fields of science and innovation, environmentally friendly maritime transport, healthcare, and tourism.