Climate change key topic at talks with EC

Climate change will be the main subject of discussion when European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso meets with Premier Wen Jiabao at the end of April, the European Union's (EU) ambassador to China Serge Abou said yesterday.

Addressing senior officials at the inauguration of an international conference in Beijing, Abou said he read the French version of Wen's Government Work Report, delivered at the National People's Congress (NPC) session on Wednesday.

"Premier Wen made an impressive speech. The main tone of his speech was about continuity and maintaining the country's policies, opening-up and reform, as well as serving the people," said Abou, who is also head of the EC delegation to China.