[Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Norwegian Minister of Industry and Commerce Milset] On November 3, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Norwegian Minister of Industry and Commerce Milset. The two sides exchanged views on China-Norway economic and trade relations, joint maintenance of the multilateral trading system and other issues. Wang Wentao said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, bilateral trade between China and Norway has grown rapidly and investment cooperation has become more diversified. China is willing to continue to deepen practical cooperation with Norway in aquatic products, green development, maritime shipping and other fields, and welcomes Norway to participate in the National Exhibition of the CIIE for the third consecutive year. Not long ago, China followed WTO rules and promoted the second regular meeting of the China-EU Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism to reach consensus on a number of important results, maintaining the overall stability of China-EU economic and trade relations. Norway is an important member of the European Economic Area and the WTO. We hope that the Norwegian government will continue to adhere to multilateralism and free trade and provide a fair, transparent, non-discriminatory and predictable business environment for Chinese companies to develop in Norway. Milset said that leading an unprecedented economic delegation to visit China and attend the 9th CIIE fully reflects Norway’s firm confidence and strong interest in strengthening cooperation with China. Norway values ​​its economic and trade relations with China, appreciates the improvement of China's industrial strength and the continuous optimization of its business environment, is willing to further expand the export of agricultural and fishery products to China, encourages investment cooperation with China, and welcomes more Chinese companies to invest in Norway. Norway firmly supports the rules-based multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core, is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China under the WTO framework, and is happy to see positive progress in EU-China trade and investment consultations.