Chinese and European Union officials signed an agreement on cooperation in government procurement here Wednesday, under which the two sides will establish a regular dialogue on government procurement.
Under the agreement, Chinese finance officials and their European counterparts will meet once every year for a dialogue on matters concerning government procurement, including legislation, implementation of government procurement rules, practice and cooperation between governments and private businesses.
The agreement was signed by Zhang Hongli, assistant minister offinance of China, and Alexander Schaub, director general of the European Internal Market and Services of the European Commission.
The second Sino-EU Finance Dialogue is scheduled to be held next March in Beijing
