China's foreign minister Wang Yi met Iceland's foreign minister Gunnarsdottir in
Beijing on Oct. 29. Both sides agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, geothermal
energy, green transition, fisheries, maritime and Arctic affairs, and to boost
tourism, joint research and talent exchanges. Iceland signaled willingness to
pursue an upgrade to the bilateral free trade agreement to expand cooperation in
trade, fisheries, geothermal and green energy. The ministers said they would
strengthen coordination to defend multilateralism, international law and the
UN's central role and exchanged views on other international and regional
issues.
