EU, China trade chiefs to hold 4th round of talks in June
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -- European Union trade chief Maros Sefcovic and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao agreed to hold a fourth round of trade talks this month ahead of an EU-China summit in July, a European Commission spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Sefcovic met Wang on the sidelines of an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ministerial meeting in Paris earlier on Tuesday.
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