President's visit to highlight China-EU relations

The upcoming European visit by President Xi Jinping will be a highlight of China's diplomacy with the European Union this year, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Brussels on Monday.

Wang, who is attending the 9th round of the China-EU High-Level Strategic Dialogue and meeting with foreign ministers of all 28 EU member states, said the fact that Xi chose Europe for his first foreign visit this year reflects the importance China attaches to Europe. Xi will make state visits to Italy, Monaco and France from March 21 to 26.

Wang said the signal sent by the visit is "clear and definite".