This undated photo shows the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) in Beijing, capital of China. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING - Chinese and European Union negotiation departments are carrying out a necessary legal review of the China-EU investment agreement, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday.

The investment treaty is in the interests of both sides and will benefit the world, MOC spokesperson Gao Feng said at a press briefing.

Following 35 rounds of negotiations in the course of seven years, China and the EU completed negotiations for the investment agreement by the end of last year.

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