Chinese, Vatican foreign ministers hold first meeting

Relations between the two sides have steadily improved following a landmark agreement on the appointment of bishops in 2018.

Beijing, Feb 15 (AFP) - The foreign ministers of China and the Vatican have met in the first such high-level encounter between the sides, which do not have diplomatic ties, Beijing's state media said Saturday.

The talks between China's Wang Yi and Archbishop Paul Gallagher in Munich, Germany, on Friday come as relations between the two sides steadily improve following a landmark agreement on the appointment of bishops in 2018.