China's Top Diplomat Calls Xi-Trump Meeting a Success

Beijing (ANTARA) - The presidents of China and the United States have engaged in in-depth communication and achieved good results during their meeting in Beijing, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday (15/5).

Wang made the statement while speaking to the media regarding the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump during Trump’s state visit to China from 13-15 May.

“Their meeting included official talks, a welcome banquet, a private meeting, and visits,” Wang said.

He added that the two leaders spent nearly nine hours in various interactions, with an atmosphere of mutual respect, a shared commitment to peace, and a willingness to work together.

According to him, the most important political consensus from the meeting was that the Chinese and US presidents agreed to build a constructive and stable bilateral relationship.

Both sides also expressed their willingness to conduct more exchanges in various fields, including diplomacy, military affairs, economy and trade, health, agriculture, tourism, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and law enforcement.

According to him, this has provided a new impetus for the interaction between the two countries in the future.