CHINESE Vice Premier Liu He held talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

Focusing on the implementation of the important consensus reached by the two heads of state during their meeting in Bali, Indonesia, the two senior officials had candid and practical exchanges on the macroeconomic and financial situation of the two countries and the whole world.

The two sides agreed that the world’s economic recovery is at a critical stage and it is in the interest of both countries as well as the whole world for China and the United States to strengthen macro-policy communication and coordination and jointly address challenges in the economic and financial fields.

Both sides agreed to continue to support emerging markets and developing countries in green and low-carbon development and economic transformation.(Xinhua)