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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Leaders Will Discuss China Relation during June Summit

President of the European Council Charles Michel, speaks during the international conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, at Queen's University Belfast, in Belfast, Wednesday April 19, 2023. (AP)

EU leaders will discuss the bloc's stance towards China and its future relations with the country during their next summit in June, EU Council President Charles Michel said on Monday.

"EU-China policy will be on the agenda of our European council in June," Michel said in a post on Twitter.

"Foreign affairs ministers will prepare this discussion under the leadership of the High representative Josep Borrell."

EU foreign affairs ministers, speaking before a joint meeting on Monday, expressed their dismay over recent remarks by China's ambassador to France, who questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet states such as Ukraine.

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