国内英语新闻:China-Europe political party forum concludes in Beijing

A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Li Yuanchao attended the forum on Tuesday afternoon, saying that high-level and strategic party-to-party dialogue was a good way to tackle the increasing global challenges.

Li, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said that the CPC would work with European political parties to jointly push forward China-Europe strategic cooperation and cope with global challenges.

"This will help build a harmonious world with lasting peace and common prosperity," Li said.

The two-day forum was themed: "Global Challenges and China-European Cooperation." Chinese officials from the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission as well as over 50 leaders and senior officials from various European political parties attended the forum.