French foreign minister in China with sensitive issues on agenda

31 October 2007 | 11:49 | FOCUS News Agency Beijing. France's foreign minister held talks with China's leaders Wednesday to pave the way for President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit and push Beijing on a range of sensitive issues, including Myanmar and Iran, AFP informed. At the start of Bernard Kouchner's two-day trip, both sides talked up the prospects of continued warm bilateral relations despite differences over human rights and France's call for China to do more to resolve tensions in Myanmar. "The relationship between the two countries is excellent," Kouchner told reporters after meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi for nearly 90 minutes.