Foreign Secretary call with Chinese Foreign Minister, 27 May 2021
Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, spoke to Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, on Thursday 27 May.
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development spokesperson said:
皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary spoke to Chinese State Councillor and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, today. 皇冠体育appy discussed the importance of a constructive UK-China relationship to tackle global challenges such as climate change and global health. 皇冠体育app Foreign Ministers also discussed a range of foreign policy issues, including the situation in Myanmar, Iran and North Korea.
皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary reiterated the UK鈥檚 ongoing concern at the situation in Hong Kong and human rights violations in Xinjiang, and underlined the importance of giving the UN鈥檚 human rights experts unfettered access to Xinjiang.
皇冠体育app Ministers ended their call agreeing that there are opportunities for the two countries to work together, from trade to tackling biodiversity loss, and said they looked forward to further discussions on these issues.
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