China's Xi says China, Finland to increase cooperation under China-EU framework

China's President Xi Jinping during the official welcoming ceremony in front of the Presidential Palace, in Helsinki, Finland April 5, 2017. Lehtikuva/Martti Kainulainen/via REUTERS

HELSINKI (Reuters) - China and Finland will increase cooperation under the China-European Union framework, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Helsinki on Wednesday during a state visit to Finland. Xi made the statement after meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. (Reporting by Tuomas Forsell; Writing by Christian Shepherd; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)