习近平主席将出访欧洲三国 外交部发言人介绍具体安排和访问期待

应法兰西共和国总统马克龙、塞尔维亚共和国总统武契奇、匈牙利总统舒尤克和总理欧尔班邀请，国家主席习近平将于5月5日至10日对上述三国进行国事访问。

4月29日，外交部发言人林剑在例行记者会上进一步介绍了此访具体安排和访问期待。

“此次访问是近5年来中国国家元首首次访问欧洲，对推动中国同法国、塞尔维亚、匈牙利以及中欧关系整体发展具有重要意义，也将为世界和平发展注入新动能。”林剑说。

他说，法国是第一个同新中国建立大使级外交关系的西方大国，中法关系长期走在中西方关系前列。近年来，在习近平主席和马克龙总统战略引领下，中法关系保持良好发展势头，两国战略沟通富有成效，务实合作成果丰硕，人文交流更加深入，在国际和地区事务中保持良好沟通协作。

“访问期间，习近平主席将同马克龙总统举行会谈，就中法、中欧关系以及共同关心的国际和地区热点问题深入交换意见。两国元首还将赴外地举行活动。”林剑说，习近平主席此次访法是中国国家元首时隔5年再次对法国进行国事访问，适逢中法建交60周年，对两国关系具有承前启后、继往开来的重要意义。中方期待同法方一道，以此访为契机，秉持优良传统、积极面向未来，进一步巩固政治互信、加强团结合作，推动中法全面战略伙伴关系迈上新台阶，为中欧关系健康稳定发展注入新动力，为促进世界和平稳定和发展进步作出新贡献。

林剑表示，塞尔维亚是中国在中东欧地区首个全面战略伙伴，两国铁杆友谊深厚。近年来，在习近平主席和武契奇总统战略引领下，中塞关系保持高水平运行，双方坚定支持彼此核心利益和重大关切，两国政治互信牢固，高质量共建“一带一路”取得丰硕成果，在多边领域协调紧密。中塞关系深入发展符合两国和两国人民的根本和长远利益，有利于维护国际公平正义，促进地区和世界和平稳定。

“访问期间，习近平主席将同武契奇总统举行会谈，就中塞关系和共同关心的国际和地区问题深入交换意见，探讨提升中塞关系定位，为两国关系未来发展指明方向。”林剑说，此访是习近平主席时隔8年再次访问塞尔维亚，对中塞关系提质升级具有重要里程碑意义。中方期待同塞方一道，以此访为契机，进一步巩固两国铁杆友谊，深化政治互信，拓展务实合作，开启中塞关系历史新篇章，为推动构建人类命运共同体作出新的更大贡献。

林剑表示，匈牙利是中东欧地区重要国家，是中方推进共建“一带一路”及中国－中东欧国家合作的重要合作伙伴。近年来，在两国领导人的战略引领下，中匈关系保持高水平发展，两国高层交往密切，政治互信持续深化，各领域合作扎实推进、成果丰硕，为两国人民带来切实利益。中匈两国互为全面战略伙伴，都在坚定推进符合各自国情的发展事业，深化传统友好、加强互利合作符合双方共同利益，有利于维护地区乃至世界的和平稳定与繁荣。

“舒尤克总统、欧尔班总理共同邀请习近平主席访匈，充分体现匈方对此访的高度重视和殷切期待。此访期间，习近平主席将分别同舒尤克总统、欧尔班总理会见会谈，就中匈关系及共同关心的问题深入交换意见。”林剑说，今年是中匈建交75周年，此次里程碑式的访问将推动双边关系迈上新台阶，为中匈友好合作开辟新篇章，为中欧关系发展注入新动力，为动荡不安的世界注入更多稳定性和正能量。

Xi to pay state visits to France, Serbia, Hungary from May 5 to 10

At the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic of France, President Aleksandar Vučić of the Republic of Serbia, and President Tamás Sulyok and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5 to 10, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Monday.

This is the first visit to Europe by China's head of state in nearly five years, which is of great significance to the overall development of China's relations with France, Serbia, Hungary and Europe, and will inject new impetus into world peace and development, another foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing on Monday.

Noting that France was the first major Western country to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China at the ambassadorial level, Lin said China-France relations have long been at the forefront of the relations between China and the West.

In recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi and President Macron, China-France relations have maintained a sound development momentum, with fruitful strategic communication, practical cooperation, deeper people-to-people exchanges and sound communication and coordination in international and regional affairs, Lin said.

During the visit, Xi will hold talks with Macron and exchange in-depth views on China-France and China-Europe relations as well as international and regional hotspot issues of common concern. The two heads of state will also travel to another place to hold activities.

Xi's visit marks the second state visit by China's head of state to France in five years. It coincides with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and France and is of great significance to building on past achievements and opening up new prospects for bilateral relations, Lin noted.

China looks forward to working with France to take this visit as an opportunity to further consolidate political mutual trust, strengthen solidarity and cooperation, take the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level, inject new impetus into the sound and steady development of China-Europe relations, and make new contributions to world peace, stability, development and progress, Lin said.

Serbia is China's first comprehensive strategic partner in Central and Eastern Europe, and the two countries enjoy iron-clad friendship, Lin said.

He said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi and President Vučić, China-Serbia relations have maintained a high level of performance. He said that the two sides have supported each other's core interests and major concerns firmly, shared solid political mutual trust, achieved fruitful outcomes in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and maintained close coordination in multilateral fields.

Lin said that during the visit, Xi will hold talks with Vučić to exchange in-depth views on China-Serbia relations, and international and regional issues of common concern. The two sides will hold discussions on elevating the positioning of bilateral ties and charting the course for future development.

This is Xi's second visit to Serbia in eight years, which is a milestone to upgrade and improve bilateral relations, said Lin, adding that taking this visit as an opportunity, China looks forward to working with Serbia to consolidate the iron-clad friendship between the two countries, deepen political mutual trust, and expand practical cooperation, to open a new chapter in the history of China-Serbia relations and contribute more to building a community with a shared future for humanity.

Hungary is an important country in Central and Eastern Europe, noted Lin, saying that the country is also an important partner for China in advancing joint Belt and Road cooperation and China-Central and Eastern European cooperation.

Lin said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, China-Hungary relations have maintained high-level development, where exchanges at the top level are close, political mutual trust are continuously deepened, and fruitful results are yielded in cooperation in various fields, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples.

China and Hungary are comprehensive strategic partners who are committed to their respective development in line with their national conditions, Lin said, noting that deepening traditional friendship and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation serve the common interests of both sides and are conducive to regional and global peace, stability, and prosperity.

The joint invitation extended by Hungarian President Sulyok and Prime Minister Orbán to President Xi to visit Hungary fully demonstrates Hungary's high regard and earnest expectations for this visit, Lin added.

Lin said that during the visit, Xi will meet and hold talks with Sulyok and Orbán respectively to have in-depth exchanges of views on China-Hungary relations and issues of common concern.

As this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hungary, this milestone visit will elevate bilateral relations to a new level, open a new chapter for China-Hungary friendly cooperation, inject new impetus into the development of China-Europe relations, and bring more stability and positive energy to the turbulent world, Lin said.