On the evening of December 14, 2015, President Xi Jinping held telephone talks at request with President Francois Hollande of France.

Xi Jinping firstly congratulated on the success of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris. Xi Jinping pointed out that the Paris Agreement, successfully adopted by the Paris conference, charted the course for the post-2020 global cooperation in tackling climate change and is of historic significance. The Chinese side always firmly supports the French side in earnestly hosting the conference by maintaining close communication with France and other relevant sides and appreciates the great efforts of the French side as the host. China also made its contribution to the success of the conference. The two countries should, together with other sides, promote the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement and push forward the development of global solution to climate change. The success of the Paris conference indicates that the international community is fully capable of solving major international issues through cooperation and dialogues.

Xi Jinping stressed that the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership has made new progress in 2015. It is hoped that both sides will continue their efforts to maintain high-level political exchanges and strategic mutual trust, deepen exchanges and cooperation in nuclear power, aviation, finance, people-to-people and cultural exchanges and other fields, elevate the cooperation level in areas of green, low-carbon and sustainable development, advance the improvement of global governance and keep close communication and coordination in major international and regional issues. The Chinese side stands ready to intensify cooperation with the French side under the G20 framework so as to jointly boost global economic growth.

Francois Hollande noted that he agrees with President Xi Jinping’s comment on France-China relations. He thanked President Xi Jinping again for attending the opening events of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, and thanked the Chinese side for its outstanding contribution to the successful reaching of the Paris Agreement. The strong and ambitious Paris Agreement conforms to the common interests of the international community. All sides should join forces to effectively carry out the agreement and make efforts to achieve the goals set by the Paris conference. The Paris Agreement also opened up new prospects for France and China in deepening cooperation in such areas as green growth, civil nuclear energy and others. The French side agrees to strengthen bilateral cooperation in international affairs and will fully support the Chinese side in hosting the 2016 G20 Summit in Hangzhou.