On December 12, Ambassador Shen Bo met with Ms. Kuhling, Director of Asia and Oceania Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.

Both sides expressed their commitment to strengthening cooperation across various fields and working towards sustained progress in building the Open and Pragmatic Partnership for Comprehensive Cooperation between China and the Netherlands. They also held an in-depth exchange of views on issues of mutual concern on which Ambassador Shen reiterated China's positions. Mr. Zhang Yi, Minister at Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands attended the meeting.