On February 15, 2023 local time, French President Marchionne met Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Working Committee, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Wang Yi said that China has always regarded France as a priority partner and is willing to further close high-level exchanges with France, open up new prospects for China-France relations, give new impetus to China-EU relations, and make new contributions to promoting international cooperation and addressing global challenges. Wang Yi said that China and France will help each other to fight the epidemic, China's economy will recover rapidly, and society will return to normal. He is willing to restart exchanges with France in all fields. Makron stressed that France attaches importance to its relations with China and believes that it is of great significance to strengthen the strategic dialogue between France and China. In the face of the increasingly complex international situation, France and China should work together to maintain stability and balance, adhere to multilateralism, oppose group confrontation and avoid world division. France hopes to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in such fields as climate change, biodiversity and marine protection. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on the Ukrainian issue. Wang Yi stressed that on the Ukrainian issue, China adheres to an objective and fair position and is always committed to promoting peace and promoting talks. China attaches great importance to the role of France as an independent major country and is willing to work with the international community, including France, to explore a political solution and achieve a ceasefire and end the war as soon as possible. On the same day, Wang Yi also met with French Foreign Minister Cologne. (Xinhua News Agency)