In their meeting on Friday, Wang and his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira pledged to “restart coordination mechanisms in all fields” while strengthening high-level exchanges, according to a Chinese statement.
“China has always prioritized relations with Brazil in its overall diplomacy and in its diplomacy with Latin America…and hopes to strengthen coordination in development strategies and expand cooperation in new areas,” Wang said. .
This meeting was the first comprehensive strategic dialogue at the foreign minister level since 2019.
After the meeting, Wang said visas would also become more “convenient.”
Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the agreement will allow consular authorities in both countries to issue visas with a validity of up to 10 years, doubling the current maximum period to facilitate travel, business promotion and tourism.
They also agreed to accelerate the establishment of a Brazilian consulate in Chengdu.
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China is Brazil’s biggest trading partner, importing iron ore, soybeans and oil from the South American country.
The two countries have expanded cooperation in areas such as renewable energy, 5G and automobiles.
“As the world enters a new period of upheaval and transformation, China and Brazil, the two largest developing countries and representatives of emerging market economies in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, will strengthen their unity and cooperation and strengthen the global We must jointly address challenges of scale.” Said.
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Mr. Wang also met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his advisor Celso Amorim on Friday, with the topic of cooperation on international governance.
“Brazil and China have a high level of agreement on many important topics,” Lula said.
“We look forward to China supporting and cooperating with Brazil in hosting the multilateral conference.” [with China] It is about improving global governance and increasing the collective strength and international discursive power of developing countries. ”
Mr. Wang and Mr. Vieira met late last year on the sidelines of a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Gaza conflict.
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Niu Haibin, director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute at the Shanghai Institute of International Studies, said, “As almost all aspects of economy and trade are becoming closer, expanding cooperation between the two countries should be centered around multilateral mechanisms such as BRICS and the United Nations.” It’s very likely.” Covered. ”
Niu said there is still room for improvement on issues such as Brazil’s protectionism and tariffs, but they are not major obstacles.
“Coordination between China and Brazil is critical as the BRIC countries play an increasingly important role in issues of globalization, security, economic governance and climate change,” he said.
The Wang-Vieira meeting “revived” the high-level coordination mechanism between the two countries and showed that China attaches more importance to South America, he added.