国内英语资讯:China, Finland agree to advance ties, deepen cooperation_时事

国内英语资讯:China, Finland agree to advance ties, deepen cooperation

Bilateral investment should be boosted and bilateral trade should grow in a more balanced way, the two leaders said during their talks.

Cooperation will be deepened in a wide range of areas, including circular economy, efficiency of resource utilization, sustainable development, environmental protection, construction of new-type urbanization and green, smart cities, agriculture, forestry, transport, information and communication technology, and innovation.

The two sides will also endeavor to build the Chinese-Finnish ecological parks.

On cultural front, the two sides vowed to enhance cooperation in sports, culture, education, tourism, rule of law, social affairs and giant panda research.

As China will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, the two countries agreed to cooperate more in winter sports and preparation for the Winter Olympics.

The two sides will launch a China-Finland Year of Winter Sports in 2019.

On international and regional affairs, the two countries pledged to enhance communication and coordination to safeguard world peace and stability, improve global economic governance, help implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and actively participate in the multilateral process of climate change.

Xi's visit to Finland is his first trip to a European Union (EU) member state this year, and also his first visit to the Nordic region as president.

During their talks, Xi and Niinisto agreed that the future-oriented new-type cooperative partnership between China and Finland is complementary to the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership.