President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister of Senegal Ousmane Sonko on the Nice Corridor of the Folks in Beijing on Friday. (FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY)
President Xi Jinping referred to as on Friday for China and Senegal to strengthen solidarity and cooperation to advertise bilateral ties and inject contemporary impetus into China-Africa friendship and World South cooperation.
Xi made the remarks throughout his assembly in Beijing with Prime Minister of Senegal Ousmane Sonko, who was invited to attend the World Financial Discussion board’s sixteenth Annual Assembly of the New Champions, also referred to as the Summer season Davos, in Tianjin.
Xi stated that China and Senegal are companions on the trail to growth and revitalization in addition to good brothers. He added that China is prepared to work with Senegal to deepen complete strategic cooperative partnership to convey extra advantages to the 2 peoples.
China and Senegal ought to firmly assist one another in pursuing unbiased growth paths, strengthen party-to-party exchanges and mutual studying in governance expertise, and constantly solidify the inspiration of their political mutual belief, he stated.
Xi referred to as on each nations to develop shut cooperation and successfully implement the ten main partnership actions for China-Africa cooperation. China will encourage Chinese language firms to put money into new power, digital infrastructure and different fields in Senegal to be companions in win-win cooperation, he stated.
Xi famous that the 2026 China-Africa 12 months of Folks-to-Folks Exchanges will probably be a possibility for the 2 nations to reinforce exchanges and cooperation in areas together with tradition, training, tourism, sports activities and youth, in order to strengthen the bond among the many two peoples whereas fostering mutual studying.
He underlined the necessity for each nations to firmly defend the worldwide system with the United Nations at its core, follow true multilateralism, uphold the imaginative and prescient of world governance that’s based mostly on the precept of in depth consultations and joint contribution with the advantages shared by all, and collectively promote world peace, prosperity and progress.
Sonko described China as a dependable companion for Senegal, saying that the 2 nations have at all times revered and supported one another, with steady and resilient ties and sound progress in varied areas of cooperation.
Senegal firmly upholds the one-China precept, and appears ahead to deepening complete strategic cooperative partnership with China, advancing joint development of the Belt and Highway, and enhancing cooperation in commerce, funding, power and different fields to contribute to its financial and social growth, he stated.
Saying each Senegal and China are members of the World South and share widespread values, the Senegalese prime minister pledged that his nation is prepared to intently coordinate with China in worldwide and regional affairs.
Senegal is dedicated to firmly working as China’s strategic companion to collectively promote worldwide equity and justice, and safeguard the widespread pursuits of the World South, he stated.
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