BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- On February 19 local time, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met in Madrid with visiting Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Wang Yi said that last year, China and Spain solemnly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The leaders of the two countries summarized the successful experience of bilateral exchanges and made a strategic blueprint for the next stage of development. Standing at a new starting point, we are ready to work with Spain in the spirit of mutual trust, mutual respect, equality and win-win cooperation to open up an even more brilliant next 50 years for bilateral relations. As comprehensive strategic partners and countries with important international influence, China and Spain should demonstrate a sense of responsibility and inject more stabilizing force into a world of change and turbulence.

Wang Yi noted that yesterday he had in-depth communication with Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and reached broad consensus. The two sides reaffirmed the positioning of the China-Spain comprehensive strategic partnership and agreed to continue to understand and support each other's core interests, and consolidate the strategic foundation of bilateral relations. We are ready to maintain high-level exchanges with Spain, strengthen the synergy of development strategies, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and intensify people-to-people and cultural exchanges to bring bilateral relations to new heights.

Sánchez said that the close high-level exchanges between Spain and China have injected strong impetus into bilateral relations. Spain attaches great importance to the Spain-China comprehensive strategic partnership, highly appreciates the positive measures taken by China to facilitate economic and trade exchanges and people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries, and is ready to work with China to further tap cooperation potential. He thanked China for supporting Spain's efforts to safeguard territorial integrity, and said that Spain firmly pursues the one-China policy. We highly appreciate China's constructive role in international affairs and its contribution to global growth, and support the development of EU-China relations and stronger cooperation. In the face of severe challenges in the international situation, the EU and China should jointly support the central role of the United Nations and play a positive role in promoting peace and stability and improving global governance.

Wang Yi said that China regards the EU as an important force in a multipolar landscape, supports European integration, and supports the EU in growing stronger and achieving strategic autonomy. As long as China and Europe strengthen solidarity and coordination, bloc confrontation will not take hold. The world is a global village where the interests of all countries are intertwined and their futures are shared. We are ready to work with the European side to jointly uphold the free trade system, practice multilateralism, advance an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and work together to create a better future for humanity.