Austria is willing to work with China to jointly safeguard multilateralism and promote world peace and development, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said on Friday.
Van der Bellen made the remarks when meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
Asking Wang to convey his sincere greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping, and recalling with pleasure his state visit to China in 2018, Van der Bellen said that China is Austria’s important cooperation partner in Asia and ties between the two countries have maintained sound development.
Austria firmly adheres to the one-China policy and will not waver under any circumstances, the president stressed.
Noting that next year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, he said Austria is willing to celebrate the occasion together with China and deepen exchanges and cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, investment, green development, and tourism and culture.
