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European Commission Pres. Barroso arrives in Nanjing

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-29 14:22

NANJING: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso arrives in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sunday noon.

He was in Nanjing to attend the 12th China-European Union (EU) summit, due to be held Monday morning.

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Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, will arrive in Nanjing later Sunday.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Barroso and Reinfeldt, will co-chair the one-day meeting, which is believed to focus on Sino-EU relations and other global issues, including economic recovery and climate change.

The China-EU summit is the highest level political consultation mechanism between the two sides.