On Sept. 23, 2013, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Foreign Secretary William Hague of UK at the UN headquarters, New York.

　　Wang Yi said that China-UK relations enjoy huge potentials and broad prospects. Deepening mutually beneficial cooperation is conducive to the common interest of the two countries. Through the joint efforts, the China-UK relations have overcome interference and entered a new stage of development. Wang Yi stressed that political mutual trust is the precondition for the healthy development of China-UK relations, as well as the guarantee for smooth cooperation. Both sides should earnestly respect each other’s core interests and major concerns, work together to push for new progress of bilateral relations as well as of cooperation in all fields.

　　Hague expressed that the UK attaches importance to developing relations with China. Recently, the UK has been actively pushing forward the exchange of visits between ministerial-level officials of the two countries and the UK Foreign Office has decided to significantly increase the number of diplomats stationed in China. It shows the positive attitude to developing relations with China. The UK is as well ready to strengthen communication and cooperation with China in the fields of the UN Security Council, peacekeeping operations and the development issue.

　　Both sides also exchanged views on the Syrian issue.