習近平主席將出訪歐洲三國 外交部發言人介紹具體安排和訪問期待

應法蘭西共和國總統馬克龍、塞爾維亞共和國總統武契奇、匈牙利總統舒尤克和總理歐爾班邀請，國家主席習近平將於5月5日至10日對上述三國進行國事訪問。

4月29日，外交部發言人林劍在例行記者會上進一步介紹了此訪具體安排和訪問期待。

“此次訪問是近5年來中國國家元首首次訪問歐洲，對推動中國同法國、塞爾維亞、匈牙利以及中歐關係整體發展具有重要意義，也將為世界和平發展注入新動能。”林劍説。

他説，法國是第一個同新中國建立大使級外交關係的西方大國，中法關係長期走在中西方關係前列。近年來，在習近平主席和馬克龍總統戰略引領下，中法關係保持良好發展勢頭，兩國戰略溝通富有成效，務實合作成果豐碩，人文交流更加深入，在國際和地區事務中保持良好溝通協作。

“訪問期間，習近平主席將同馬克龍總統舉行會談，就中法、中歐關係以及共同關心的國際和地區熱點問題深入交換意見。兩國元首還將赴外地舉行活動。”林劍説，習近平主席此次訪法是中國國家元首時隔5年再次對法國進行國事訪問，適逢中法建交60週年，對兩國關係具有承前啟後、繼往開來的重要意義。中方期待同法方一道，以此訪為契機，秉持優良傳統、積極面向未來，進一步鞏固政治互信、加強團結合作，推動中法全面戰略夥伴關係邁上新臺階，為中歐關係健康穩定發展注入新動力，為促進世界和平穩定和發展進步作出新貢獻。

林劍表示，塞爾維亞是中國在中東歐地區首個全面戰略夥伴，兩國鐵桿友誼深厚。近年來，在習近平主席和武契奇總統戰略引領下，中塞關係保持高水準運作，雙方堅定支援彼此核心利益和重大關切，兩國政治互信牢固，高品質共建“一帶一路”取得豐碩成果，在多邊領域協調緊密。中塞關係深入發展符合兩國和兩國人民的根本和長遠利益，有利於維護國際公平正義，促進地區和世界和平穩定。

“訪問期間，習近平主席將同武契奇總統舉行會談，就中塞關係和共同關心的國際和地區問題深入交換意見，探討提升中塞關係定位，為兩國關係未來發展指明方向。”林劍説，此訪是習近平主席時隔8年再次訪問塞爾維亞，對中塞關係提質升級具有重要里程碑意義。中方期待同塞方一道，以此訪為契機，進一步鞏固兩國鐵桿友誼，深化政治互信，拓展務實合作，開啟中塞關係歷史新篇章，為推動構建人類命運共同體作出新的更大貢獻。

林劍表示，匈牙利是中東歐地區重要國家，是中方推進共建“一帶一路”及中國－中東歐國家合作的重要合作夥伴。近年來，在兩國領導人的戰略引領下，中匈關係保持高水準發展，兩國高層交往密切，政治互信持續深化，各領域合作紮實推進、成果豐碩，為兩國人民帶來切實利益。中匈兩國互為全面戰略夥伴，都在堅定推進符合各自國情的發展事業，深化傳統友好、加強互利合作符合雙方共同利益，有利於維護地區乃至世界的和平穩定與繁榮。

“舒尤克總統、歐爾班總理共同邀請習近平主席訪匈，充分體現匈方對此訪的高度重視和殷切期待。此訪期間，習近平主席將分別同舒尤克總統、歐爾班總理會見會談，就中匈關係及共同關心的問題深入交換意見。”林劍説，今年是中匈建交75週年，此次里程碑式的訪問將推動雙邊關係邁上新臺階，為中匈友好合作開闢新篇章，為中歐關係發展注入新動力，為動蕩不安的世界注入更多穩定性和正能量。

Xi to pay state visits to France, Serbia, Hungary from May 5 to 10

At the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic of France, President Aleksandar Vučić of the Republic of Serbia, and President Tamás Sulyok and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5 to 10, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Monday.

This is the first visit to Europe by China's head of state in nearly five years, which is of great significance to the overall development of China's relations with France, Serbia, Hungary and Europe, and will inject new impetus into world peace and development, another foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing on Monday.

Noting that France was the first major Western country to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China at the ambassadorial level, Lin said China-France relations have long been at the forefront of the relations between China and the West.

In recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi and President Macron, China-France relations have maintained a sound development momentum, with fruitful strategic communication, practical cooperation, deeper people-to-people exchanges and sound communication and coordination in international and regional affairs, Lin said.

During the visit, Xi will hold talks with Macron and exchange in-depth views on China-France and China-Europe relations as well as international and regional hotspot issues of common concern. The two heads of state will also travel to another place to hold activities.

Xi's visit marks the second state visit by China's head of state to France in five years. It coincides with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and France and is of great significance to building on past achievements and opening up new prospects for bilateral relations, Lin noted.

China looks forward to working with France to take this visit as an opportunity to further consolidate political mutual trust, strengthen solidarity and cooperation, take the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level, inject new impetus into the sound and steady development of China-Europe relations, and make new contributions to world peace, stability, development and progress, Lin said.

Serbia is China's first comprehensive strategic partner in Central and Eastern Europe, and the two countries enjoy iron-clad friendship, Lin said.

He said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi and President Vučić, China-Serbia relations have maintained a high level of performance. He said that the two sides have supported each other's core interests and major concerns firmly, shared solid political mutual trust, achieved fruitful outcomes in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and maintained close coordination in multilateral fields.

Lin said that during the visit, Xi will hold talks with Vučić to exchange in-depth views on China-Serbia relations, and international and regional issues of common concern. The two sides will hold discussions on elevating the positioning of bilateral ties and charting the course for future development.

This is Xi's second visit to Serbia in eight years, which is a milestone to upgrade and improve bilateral relations, said Lin, adding that taking this visit as an opportunity, China looks forward to working with Serbia to consolidate the iron-clad friendship between the two countries, deepen political mutual trust, and expand practical cooperation, to open a new chapter in the history of China-Serbia relations and contribute more to building a community with a shared future for humanity.

Hungary is an important country in Central and Eastern Europe, noted Lin, saying that the country is also an important partner for China in advancing joint Belt and Road cooperation and China-Central and Eastern European cooperation.

Lin said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, China-Hungary relations have maintained high-level development, where exchanges at the top level are close, political mutual trust are continuously deepened, and fruitful results are yielded in cooperation in various fields, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples.

China and Hungary are comprehensive strategic partners who are committed to their respective development in line with their national conditions, Lin said, noting that deepening traditional friendship and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation serve the common interests of both sides and are conducive to regional and global peace, stability, and prosperity.

The joint invitation extended by Hungarian President Sulyok and Prime Minister Orbán to President Xi to visit Hungary fully demonstrates Hungary's high regard and earnest expectations for this visit, Lin added.

Lin said that during the visit, Xi will meet and hold talks with Sulyok and Orbán respectively to have in-depth exchanges of views on China-Hungary relations and issues of common concern.

As this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hungary, this milestone visit will elevate bilateral relations to a new level, open a new chapter for China-Hungary friendly cooperation, inject new impetus into the development of China-Europe relations, and bring more stability and positive energy to the turbulent world, Lin said.