(Wellington Composite Electric) Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and New Zealand Foreign Minister Marhota held a video talks on Monday night to discuss China's role in the Pacific region.
The New Zealand Foreign Ministry stated that Malhota emphasized in the call to promote the importance of the Pacific regional institutions such as promoting the priority of the Pacific, supporting the Pacific Island Forum, and responding to major challenges in the Pacific region.
Wang Yi said in a statement that China respects the traditional connection between New Zealand and the Pacific Island country and hopes to launch more multi -party cooperation projects with New Zealand in the Pacific region.He said: "China's cooperation with the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Pacific Ocean is existing arrangements in the same region, which can be done in parallel and complement each other."
The New Zealand Foreign Affairs Department said that Malhota also expressed New Zealand's views on some sensitive issues, including Xinjiang's human rights issues, Hong Kong's rights and freedom to be eroded, and the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
On the other hand, when the Pacific Island Forum is held next month, leaders of various countries will discuss China's increasing interest in the region.
Samoa Prime Minister Mataa Fa, who was visiting New Zealand with New Zealand Prime Minister Adene on Tuesday, said at a press conference held at Wellington: "Leaders of various countries will hold a meeting on July 12th to 14th." SheSaid, this will be "considering the opportunity to be placed in front of us, including the security issues involving China in this area."
After signing a security cooperation agreement with the Solomon Islands in April, Australia and New Zealand rushed to strengthen their relations with neighboring Pacific.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited multiple Pacific islands in May.
Mathafa said: "Samoa and China have not discussed militaryization at all. Chinese Foreign Ministers have visited. He made a special suggestion to the country in this region."
She said that these countries believe that these suggestions are considered through the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat.
In the joint statement issued earlier on Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Sa Xin emphasized "the importance of regional unity and the excellent role of the existing regional structure, such as the Pacific Island Forum."
The two sides also agreed to strengthen cooperation in climate change.
