Agreement signed with the Vatican

China and the Vatican signed a provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops on Saturday in Beijing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Vice-Minister Wang Chao and Antoine Camilleri, head of a Vatican delegation and undersecretary for relations with states, held talks and signed the agreement, the ministry said in a statement.

China and the Vatican will continue to maintain contact and push forward the process of improving bilateral ties, the statement said.