The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell’s scheduled trip to China next week has been cancelled by Beijing, an EU spokesperson said on Tuesday, APA reports citing Reuters.

“Unfortunately, we were informed by the Chinese counterparts that the envisaged dates next week are no longer possible and we must now look for alternatives,” Nabila Massrali, spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy at the European Commission told Reuters in a written statement on Tuesday.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency