Beijing, Berlin sign action plan on development

China and Germany have secured a three-year joint action plan aimed at strengthening international development cooperation to effectively implement the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The plan was signed in Berlin on Monday after a meeting between Luo Zhaohui, head of the China International Development Cooperation Agency, and Svenja Schulze, federal minister for economic cooperation and development of Germany, a day ahead of the seventh China-Germany intergovernmental consultation.

China and Germany have decided to take joint actions in key areas to push for substantial results in bilateral cooperation, said Xu Wei, a spokesman for the CIDCA, at a news briefing in Beijing.