HANGZHOU, MAY 20TH (REPORTER WANG HAO) RECENTLY, IT WAS LEARNED FROM THE 4TH CHINA CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AGRICULTURE MINISTERS' MEETING HELD IN HANGZHOU, ZHEJIANG THAT IN THE PAST YEAR, AGRICULTURAL TRADE BETWEEN CHINA AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAS GROWN RAPIDLY, WITH THE TOTAL ANNUAL TRADE VOLUME OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS REACHING 1.2 BILLION US DOLLARS.CHINA AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAVE THEIR OWN ADVANTAGES IN AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCT PRODUCTION CAPACITY, WITH STRONG MARKET COMPLEMENTARITY. THE FORMS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES CONTINUE TO ENRICH, AND CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE IS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY. THE FIRST CHINA CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT E-COMMERCE LOGISTICS CENTER AND EXHIBITION HALL HAVE OFFICIALLY OPENED IN SHENZHEN. THE LEVEL OF TRADE FACILITATION CONTINUES TO IMPROVE, AND MORE THAN 10 QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS EXPORTED TO CHINA HAVE BEEN SIGNED, ALLOWING MORE HIGH-QUALITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE TO QUICKLY REACH THE DINING TABLES OF CHINESE PEOPLE. IN THE FUTURE, BOTH SIDES WILL STRENGTHEN COOPERATION AND JOINTLY IMPROVE THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY.