On July 13, 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Konstyantyn Hryshchenko in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai.

Wen said the people of China and Ukraine shared a long tradition of friendship. Since the two countries established diplomatic ties 18 years ago, they had always shown mutual understanding and respect for each other's core interests and major concerns. The two countries have become good friends of mutual trust. Wen said China-Ukraine relations faced new opportunities for development. He called for both sides to strengthen high-level contacts and deepen cooperation on trade, economy, science, technology, agriculture, culture and people-to-people exchanges to open up new prospects for bilateral ties.

Hryshchenko said Ukraine attached importance to its relations with China from a strategic perspective, regarding the ties as a priority of its foreign policy. He expressed readiness to work with China to deepen cooperation so as to benefit the two countries and their peoples.