Li Keqiang held a phone call with the President of the European Commission: willing to work together with the European side to carry forward the spirit of solidarity

(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Li Keqiang held a phone call with the President of the European Commission: willing to work together with the European side to carry forward the spirit of solidarity

　　China News Agency, Beijing, April 29th: Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council of the People's Republic of China held a phone call with European Commission President Feng Delaine at the evening of the 29th.

　　Li Keqiang said that in the face of the spread of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic worldwide, China and Europe support and help each other. Under the current situation, China is willing to work together with the European side to carry forward the spirit of solidarity and strengthen exchanges and cooperation on epidemic prevention and control and economic recovery. It is hoped that the EU will continue to provide security for Chinese citizens in Europe.

　　Li Keqiang pointed out that the virus has no borders. Both China and Europe advocate the maintenance of multilateralism. The EU has actively responded to the initiatives of the United Nations and the World Health Organization to carry out international cooperation on combating the epidemic. The Chinese side is willing to work with the European side to actively participate in the research, development and production of vaccines, therapeutic drugs, diagnostic reagents, etc., and to provide support to areas with weak public health systems. We look forward to the joint efforts of the international community to overcome the epidemic as soon as possible.

　　Feng Delaine said that since the outbreak of the New Coronary Pneumonia, the EU and China have been coordinating closely to overcome difficulties. The global pandemic response to the epidemic requires unity, cooperation and coordinated action by all countries. The EU is willing to strengthen cooperation with China to jointly combat the epidemic situation, gradually resume economic development, and carry out international cooperation on vaccine and drug research and development.

　　Wang Yi and He Lifeng participated in the above activities. (Finish)