On the afternoon of January 6, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council held talks with Irish Prime Minister Martin, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Li Qiang said that yesterday, President Xi Jinping held a meeting with the Prime Minister to provide strategic guidance on deepening Sino-Irish relations. Thanks to the joint efforts of China and Ireland, the mutually beneficial strategic partnership between the two countries continues to deepen and become more practical, and cooperation in various fields continues to achieve new results. China is ready to continue to work with Ireland to consolidate and enhance mutual political trust, take care of each other's major interests and core concerns, promote practical cooperation with high quality, push bilateral relations to a new level, and achieve a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win situation. Li Qiang pointed out that the economies of China and Ireland are highly complementary, and the two sides should strengthen the interface between development strategies and explore the potential for cooperation in various fields. China is ready to promote the expansion and quality of bilateral trade with Ireland, expand trade in services such as aircraft leasing, insurance, medical care, health care, etc., to better meet the needs of the two peoples, and welcome Irish enterprises to make good use of platforms such as expos and trade fairs to increase product promotion. The two sides should jointly seize future development opportunities, deepen cooperation in the fields of green energy, digital economy, artificial intelligence, information technology, life science, etc., and at the same time further facilitate personnel exchanges, strengthen cultural, tourism, education and local exchanges and cooperation, and continuously consolidate the foundation of friendly public opinion between the two countries. Currently, global unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, and the international economic and trade order is being severely impacted. China is ready to strengthen communication and cooperation with Ireland in multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations, safeguard multilateralism and free trade, and promote the development of the international order in a more just and rational direction. Ireland will assume the rotating presidency of the European Union in the second half of this year. I hope Ireland will play an active role in promoting Sino-European cooperation.

On the afternoon of January 6, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council held talks with Irish Prime Minister Martin, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Li Qiang said that yesterday, President Xi Jinping held a meeting with the Prime Minister to provide strategic guidance on deepening Sino-Irish relations. Thanks to the joint efforts of China and Ireland, the mutually beneficial strategic partnership between the two countries continues to deepen and become more practical, and cooperation in various fields continues to achieve new results. China is ready to continue to work with Ireland to consolidate and enhance mutual political trust, take care of each other's major interests and core concerns, promote practical cooperation with high quality, push bilateral relations to a new level, and achieve a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win situation. Li Qiang pointed out that the economies of China and Ireland are highly complementary, and the two sides should strengthen the interface between development strategies and explore the potential for cooperation in various fields. China is ready to promote the expansion and quality of bilateral trade with Ireland, expand trade in services such as aircraft leasing, insurance, medical care, health care, etc., to better meet the needs of the two peoples, and welcome Irish enterprises to make good use of platforms such as expos and trade fairs to increase product promotion. The two sides should jointly seize future development opportunities, deepen cooperation in the fields of green energy, digital economy, artificial intelligence, information technology, life science, etc., and at the same time further facilitate personnel exchanges, strengthen cultural, tourism, education and local exchanges and cooperation, and continuously consolidate the foundation of friendly public opinion between the two countries. Currently, global unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, and the international economic and trade order is being severely impacted. China is ready to strengthen communication and cooperation with Ireland in multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations, safeguard multilateralism and free trade, and promote the development of the international order in a more just and rational direction. Ireland will assume the rotating presidency of the European Union in the second half of this year. I hope Ireland will play an active role in promoting Sino-European cooperation.