China, France to hold high-level economic dialogue

Beijing, July 21 (IANS) The seventh China-France High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue will be held on Tuesday via video link, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Monday.Vice Premier Hu Chunhua and French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will co-chair the dialogue, spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a news briefing, Xinhua news agency reported.Established in 2013, the China-France High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue serves as an important platform for communication and policy coordination on strategic, overarching, and long-term issues in the economic and financial sectors. It has played a positive role in deepening bilateral pragmatic cooperation in these areas, strengthening communication and coordination on major international economic and financial issues, and in promoting the development of the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership.
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