China foreign minister Wang Yi met Montenegro’s deputy prime minister and
foreign minister in Podgorica on the 18th. Wang said China understands
Montenegro’s EU accession efforts and hopes the country will become another
Chinese partner within the EU. He described current economic and trade
differences as solvable problems that should be addressed through sustained
dialogue grounded in mutual respect and compromise. On the China–Central and
Eastern Europe cooperation mechanism, Wang said it was created to meet regional
development needs, that China has no geopolitical agenda and does not interfere
in domestic affairs, and that Beijing expects mutually beneficial outcomes.
