Qin Gang held consultations with French Foreign Minister Collonna on the leaders of the high-level people-to-people exchange mechanism between China and France.

Qin Gang held consultations with French Foreign Minister Collonna on the leaders of the Sino-French high-level people-to-people exchange mechanism. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held consultations on the leaders of the Sino-French high-level people-to-people exchange mechanism with French Foreign Minister Collonna in Paris. Qin Gang said: during President Macron's visit to China, the two heads of state agreed to take the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France as an opportunity to comprehensively restart exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture, education, science and technology, and push Sino-French relations to a new level. The two sides should properly implement the consensus of the heads of state of the two countries and make good use of the high-level people-to-people exchange mechanism to further deepen people-to-people exchanges and enhance mutual understanding between the two countries. It is suggested that the two sides should focus on promoting cooperation in sports, education, language, scientific and technological innovation, tourism and other fields. In the face of the intertwined international situation, as ancient countries with splendid civilizations, China and France have the responsibility to promote mutual respect and tolerance among cultures and civilizations, eliminate estrangement and prejudice, and sow the seeds of peace in the hearts of the people of the world. This is precisely the original intention of President Xi Jinping's global civilization initiative. Collonna agreed with China's proposal, saying that France attaches great importance to people-to-people exchanges between France and China. Next year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. France will hold the Olympic Games and is willing to work with China to plan activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations so as to promote greater development of cooperation in tourism, sports and other fields. Both France and China have a long history and splendid culture, so they should strengthen cultural exchanges, including cooperation in cultural heritage, cultural tourism and educational language. Heads of relevant departments of the two countries attended the meeting.