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Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli (right) shake hands with French President Francois Hollande at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., April 22, 2016.

Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli (left) meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., April 22, 2016.

(2016-04-25)China will work with France and the United States to promote implementation the Paris Agreement as talks between high-level officials were held on the sidelines of the signing ceremony at the United Nations on April 22.

In a meeting with French President Francois Hollande, Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli praised efforts by the French side in hosting the successful Paris Conference, during which the historic deal was finally adopted with no objection on Dec 12.

"China hopes to work together with France to further promote the follow-up negotiations and effective implementation of the deal," said Zhang, also highlighting the close cooperation between the two countries throughout the process.

"The joint statement on climate change issued by President Xi Jinping and Hollande in November in Beijing contributed to the final adoption of the agreement," he said.

Hollande acknowledged China's role in promoting the adoption of the Paris Agreement and said that France is ready to work together with China to take advantage of the G20 Summit, which will be held in Septemberin Hangzhou, capital city of East China's Zhejiang province.

"France is full of confidence in China's economic development and wishes to strengthen cooperation in renewable resources, nuclear power, urban construction and third-party marketing," Hollande said.

Zhang also expressed the hope to deepen cooperation in nuclear power, aviation and sustainable development, and that the two countries could maintain high-level exchanges to discuss China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), Belt and Road initiative, and France's Industry of the Future plan.

In a separate meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Zhang noted the successful meeting between President Xi and US President Barack Obama last month at the Nuclear Security Summit, adding that the two sides should plan well for upcoming bilateral high-level meetings and dialogues of this year to deepen cooperation.

"The two sides should continue to motivate the cooperating process in fighting climate change by making use of multilateral platforms, such as the G20 Hangzhou Summit, and promote collaboration in the area through mechanisms including the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the China-US Climate Change Working Group," Zhang said.

China and the US, which account for 38 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, have worked closely on tackling climate change. The two countries issued three joint statements over the past few years and had played key roles in securing the adoption of the Paris Agreement.

"All of these developments indicate that the two countries could achieve win-win results in dealing with global challenges through cooperation," Zhang told Kerry.

"China and the US share common interests and responsibilities in global energy security and development," he continued.

Kerry said that agreed with Zhang that both countries have played vital roles in achieving the final adoption of the Paris Agreement.

"The United States would like to work together with China to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields," he added.

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