China is open to contacts and dialogue with Canada: China's foreign minister
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FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at an event marking the inauguration of the new Belgian embassy in Beijing, China January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
BEIJING - China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, in a telephone conversation with his Canadian counterpart said the current difficult situation in relations between the two countries is not what China wants to see.
Wang made the remarks during a talk with Melanie Joly, Canada's foreign minister, according to statement from the Chinese foreign ministry late Thursday.
"China is open to contacts and talks," Wang said in the conversation. REUTERS
