Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Portuguese Economy Minister Pedro Reis held talks in Lisbon on June 4 to discuss measures to promote bilateral economic and trade relations.

Wang called for equal discussions with the EU on economic and trade concerns and advocated fair competition based on expanded cooperation to improve Sino-European economic and trade relations.

Reis agreed with Wang's views, saying that expanding cooperation and fair competition are the right ways to combat trade protectionism. He stressed the need for strengthened collaboration between Chinese and Portuguese companies to contribute more positive energy to global economic development.

Reis also expressed Portugal's desire to strengthen cooperation with China in areas such as mutual investment, trade in agricultural and food products, people-to-people exchange and collaboration in third-party markets, with strengthening the role of the Macau Forum.

(Source: Diário de Povo, on June 5)