On the last day of 2020, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE), Marcelo Ebrard, thanked his counterpart, Wang Yi, the support provided by China to Mexico during the covid-19 pandemic.
It was reported that, during a telephone conversation held yesterday, both foreign ministers expressed their willingness to improve bilateral cooperation in multilateral fields such as, for example, the coronavirus pandemic.
“I had a cordial conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, whom I thanked his country’s support in dealing with the pandemic. In 2021 we will expand the strategic partnership of both nations“He shared this Friday through his social networks.
Through the Mexico-China air bridge, established in mid-2020, about 200 mechanical ventilators distributed in different hospitals arrived. Thousands of masks, latex gloves and test kits were also donated from China to detect covid-19 in the first months of the pandemic.
In addition, Mexico is expected to acquire 35 million doses of the CanSino Bio vaccine, developed in China and conducting phase III clinical studies in the country.
During the call, Wang stressed that both countries must maintain high-level contacts and deepen political trust in order to raise bilateral relations to a new level and maintain the development momentum of China-Latin America relations, it was reported according to the Xinhua news agency.
The Foreign Minister and State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China also expressed his belief that, under López Obrador’s leadership, Mexico “will certainly prevail over the pandemic at an early date.”
Other topics that were discussed were the arrival of Mexico to the United Nations Security Council on a non-permanent basis, to which China expressed its support. The development of the China-Community Forum of Latin American and Caribbean States was also discussed, which has been driven by Mexico from the pro tempore presidency of the organization.
Last April, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador held a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where he outlined the direction of cooperation against the two countries against the pandemic and paid for the development of bilateral relations.
Two weeks ago, on December 14, the Mexican ambassador to China, José Luis Bernal, presented an evaluation of the Comprehensive Strategic Association between the two countries, before 80 senior Chinese government officials.
“The Mexico-China Comprehensive Strategic Association advances with the promotion of trade, investments in key sectors, cooperation, cultural and educational promotion and strategic political dialogue,” Ambassador Bernal highlighted on that occasion before the State Council in China.
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