BRUSSELS, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The first China-Belgium innovation dialogue was held here on Thursday to further promote cooperation in science and technological innovation between the two countries.
During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on policies and best practices in the field. They also signed a series of Memorandum of Understandings, and reached agreement on further strengthening cooperation on science and technology.
The most important areas of cooperation were life sciences, space, and aerospace.
The two sides can carry out a great deal of substantive cooperation in this field, said China's Vice Minister of Science and Technology Huang Wei, in an interview with Xinhua.
Belgian state secretary for science and technology Zuhal Demir said both China and Belgium attached great importance to technological innovation so there was great potential for working together.
Qu Xing, Chinese Ambassador to Belgium, said that innovation cooperation between the two countries had reached a new level through the dialogue. It also laid a solid foundation for future science and technology cooperation between the two sides.
Over 150 delegates from central and local governments, universities, research institutes, high-tech parks, investment institutions, technology transfer agencies and innovative enterprises from Belgium and China attended the meeting.
