China and the European Union (EU) on Monday reached a wide range of agreements on climate change, infrastructure investment and people-to-people exchanges.[Special coverage]
China and the EU issued a joint statement and a statement on climate change after visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang co-chaired the 17th China-EU leaders' meeting with President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker here.
The two sides also signed several cooperation documents on science and technology, intellectual property, regional policies, and customs.
China and the EU decided to integrate China's "Belt and Road" initiatives with the Investment Plan for Europe and establish a China-EU joint investment fund.
The "Belt and Road" initiatives were proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 with the aim to revive the ancient trade route between Asia and Europe. The Investment Plan for Europe is a 315-billion-euro (352-billion-U.S.-dollar) plan initiated by Juncker to resuscitate Europe's economy.
The two sides agreed to establish an interconnectivity platform and decided to reach a comprehensive investment deal as soon as possible.
They also promised to deepen practical cooperation in the uphill battle against climate change on the basis of their statement on the issue.
The two sides are also planning to draft a roadmap on energy cooperation, while encouraging dialogues and interaction between China and the EU on information and communication technologies.
Regarding people-to-people exchanges, China and the EU will complete negotiations on mutual exemption of visas for diplomat passport holders by 2015 and will discuss how to facilitate visa services for business people, tourists and students.
The two sides also agreed to set up a dialogue mechanism concerning legal affairs.
Meanwhile, Li outlined China's proposals on exploring third-party markets through production capacity cooperation and got positive feedback from the EU side.
Both China and the EU agreed to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and to help the international order develop in a fairer and more reasonable direction.
The Chinese and EU leaders also exchanged views on the Iranian nuclear issue, the Middle East, Afghanistan and other international and regional issues.
After the Brussels trip, Li traveled to Paris later Monday for an official visit to France.
