(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-04-25 21:13

BEIJING - The European Union (EU) and China have achieved concrete results, visiting EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said here on Friday after his talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

"The main topics are climate change and sustainable development, which are global challenges and require the EU and China to cooperate closely to tackle," said Barroso, former Portuguese prime minister.

During the talks, the EU and China probed deeply into climate change and the two sides agreed to keep close contact on the issue to ensure the negotiations in Copenhagen next year were fruitful.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, by the end of 2009, in an effort to pave the way for reaching an agreement on a new global cooperation pact on fighting climate change.

The EU welcomed China's indication of incorporating the country's emission reduction target into the pact, Barroso said without giving details.

Barroso's delegation includes nine commissioners in charge of environment, science and research, external relations, trade, energy, tax and customs union, development and humanitarian aid, employment and social affairs, and consumers protection.

They arrived in Beijing on Thursday afternoon, kicking off a three-day tour.