On February 13, 2026 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

Wang Yi said that the successful first China-France-Germany trilateral foreign ministers' meeting just held sent a positive and constructive message to the world. Faced with a changing and turbulent world where multilateralism is suffering setbacks, China, France, and Germany, as three major countries, should stand together to uphold the purposes of the United Nations Charter, true multilateralism and the free trade system, and provide more positive energy to the world.

Wang Yi stated that since President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China, bilateral relations have shown a positive and dynamic momentum, with various departments following up on the outcomes of the visit, and exchanges and cooperation across various fields gathering pace. Both sides should plan well the next phase of exchanges, constantly enhance understanding and mutual trust, and expand mutually beneficial cooperation. Both China and France are independent and responsible major countries, and multilateral coordination is an important feature of China-France relations. Both sides should face up to the deficit in global governance, support each other's multilateral initiatives, jointly uphold the status and role of the United Nations, and prevent the world from reverting to the "law of the jungle".

Jean-Noël Barrot said that President Emmanuel Macron paid a successful visit to China last year, during which the two heads of state had in-depth strategic communication and reached broad and important common understandings. France values China's status and role as a major country and firmly adheres to the one-China policy. France is willing to work with China to follow through on the common understandings reached by the two heads of state, strengthen institutional dialogue across various fields, deepen mutually beneficial economic and trade cooperation, and properly handle frictions through dialogue and consultation. This year, France holds the rotating presidency of the G7, while China serves as the host of APEC. France looks forward to maintaining close multilateral communication and coordination with China to jointly discuss steps to address critical issues such as global governance.

The two sides also exchanged views on issues such as the Ukraine crisis and the Iranian nuclear issue.