China-EU summit to focus on debt crisis

BEIJING. February 7. KAZINFORM The 14th China-EU leaders' meeting will be held on February 14 in Beijing, focusing on the current European debt crisis, bilateral ties and cooperation, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said on Tuesday; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

Premier Wen Jiabao, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will be present at the summit, which was previously slated for last October but was postponed due to EU leaders scrambling to combat the eurozone debt crisis.

Other Chinese leaders, such as President Hu Jintao, will also meet with EU leaders at the meeting, Liu said at a regular press briefing; Kazinform cites China Daily.

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