Dec 8 (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Monday that China had signalled it would give priority to addressing minerals supply shortages among European manufacturers in a dispute over rare earths export restrictions.
The minister, who is on a two-day trip in China, spoke at a press conference following talks in Beijing.
Wadephul earlier on Monday said that a lot was still to be done to persuade Beijing to grant rare earth export licences to German manufacturers, signalling that they had not received any from the first batch issued.
(Reporting by Ludwig Burger, Editing by Friederike Heine)
