On December 18, 2015 local time, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius of France when attending the third foreign ministers’ meeting of the International Syria Support Group in New York.

Wang Yi first congratulated France on the successful hosting of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris. He expressed that it has showed France’s high sense of responsibility for and positive role in the cause of human development. During the preparations for the conference and the negotiations on the agreement, China and France maintained close cooperation all the time, especially the close communication and coordination between President Xi Jinping and President Francois Hollande, which reflected the high degree of strategic mutual strategic trust between the two sides and the high level of bilateral relations.

Laurent Fabius said that during President Francois Hollande’s visit to China in November, France and China concluded a joint statement on climate change, which played a vital role in the success of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris and the conclusion of the Paris Agreement. France appreciates the strong support from China. China will host the G20 Summit next year, in which the theme of green development follows the purpose of the agreement reached during the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris and highly matches the global efforts to tackle climate change. France is willing to make every effort to cooperate with China in hosting the G20 Summit next year.

The two sides also exchanged views on the Syrian and other issues and agreed to maintain coordination and communication to accelerate the political settlement of the Syrian issue.