This year will be one of co-operation in agricultural diversity between China and countries of Central and Eastern Europe, with Slovakia having signed a protocol on the export of lamb meat to China, Slovakia's Government Office announced on Tuesday.
The protocol was signed during an online summit of Chinese President Xi Jinping with top officials from 17 Central and Eastern Europe countries, including Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic.
The summit confirmed interest in multilateral co-operation, stated the Government Office. The issue of open and non-discriminatory access of goods and services to the Chinese market, mainly in the agriculture and food sectors, was high up on the agenda.
Romana Grajcarová, Photo: TASR
