EU Reaches Initial Agreement on Blueprint for China Relations
- Foreign ministers agree to main principles in new road map
- EU countries will still need to iron out remaining differences
A member of the Peoples Armed Police in front of the European Delegation in Beijing.
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The European Union’s top envoys sought to project a united front on relations with China, reaching an initial consensus on a common blueprint for future ties although they still need to work out how to smooth out remaining differences.
Foreign ministers of the EU, meeting in Stockholm, approved the main principles in a road map proposed by the bloc’s foreign affairs arm, according to its head Josep Borrell. Still, he acknowledged member states would seek revisions to the paper ahead of a leaders’ summit in June which will discuss ties with China.