On Monday 30 November the 12th EU-China summit will be held in Nanjing. The EU delegation will be headed by Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and the Chinese host will be Premier Wen Jiabao.

Delegates from Sweden include Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt. The EU will also be represented by President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso.

The summit will take place a week before the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and therefore the climate will be one of the main issues on the agenda in Nanjing. Another priority issue is how the relationship between the EU and China should move forward in the light of the Treaty of Lisbon. The third issue on the agenda is the global economic situation, where the conclusions from this autumn's G20 meeting in Pittsburgh will be discussed. The EU-China Business Summit will be held alongside the summit. This year the Business Summit will focus on climate change, the environment and related business opportunities.

There will also be a meeting between the EU’s and Chinas respective ministers for foreign affairs, where the EU delegation will be led by Carl Bildt. The meeting agenda includes a number of international and regional issues.

The following day Fredrik Reinfeldt and José Manuel Barroso will continue with a programme in Beijing.

Programme points:
Monday, 30 November, Nanjing

8.45 Summit opens.

10.50 Press conference

Accreditation
Please note: Special accreditation is required for journalists who wish to cover the meeting. Please contact Johan Murray at the Press and Information Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 23 November at the latest.

We look forward to seeing you.