Xi Jinping meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy
2023-10-17 13:45
On the morning of October 17, 2023, President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy, who was in China to attend the third “Belt and Road” International Cooperation Summit Forum and pay an official visit.
Xi Jinping congratulated Ethiopia on being invited to join the BRICS cooperation mechanism and pointed out that Ethiopia is an important participant in the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”. In the past 10 years, China and Ethiopia have jointly built the “Belt and Road” with a wide range of cooperation areas and fruitful results. At the forefront of cooperation. The two sides should take the opportunity of establishing an all-weather strategic partnership to continuously consolidate friendship and mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation, promote bilateral relations to achieve more results, be friends of common development and win-win cooperation, and promote South-South solidarity and cooperation, and safeguard international fairness and justice. partner.
Xi Jinping emphasized that China supports Ethiopia in safeguarding sovereignty, security, and development interests. The two sides should continue to strengthen unity and cooperation and firmly support each other on issues involving each other’s core interests and major concerns. China is willing to strengthen practical cooperation with Ethiopia in various fields within the framework of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, support and participate in Ethiopia’s post-war reconstruction and economic revitalization, strengthen green development cooperation, implement global development initiatives, and help Ethiopia achieve develop. Ethiopia is a marathon powerhouse in the world. China is willing to work with Ethiopia to carry forward the marathon spirit, join hands in promoting peace and development, and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Abiy said that during my trip, I found that Beijing is cleaner and more beautiful and the people are happier, which demonstrates the great efforts and great achievements made by the Chinese government in recent years. China is an important partner of Ethiopia. China’s investment and cooperation, especially the cooperation in jointly building the “Belt and Road”, have effectively promoted Ethiopia’s economic and social development. The relationship between Ethiopia and China is on the right path. Further strengthening bilateral relations is not only vital to Ethiopia, but also of great significance to South-South unity. Ethiopia hopes to learn from China’s experience in party and state governance, and looks forward to continuing to promote the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” with China, carrying out closer cooperation in key areas, and welcomes more Chinese companies to invest in Ethiopia. The global development initiative, global security initiative and global civilization initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping embody equality, openness and mutual respect and are conducive to promoting common development. Ethiopia highly appreciates and actively supports it and is willing to work closely with China to promote its implementation.
The two sides issued the “Joint Statement between the People’s Republic of China and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on the Establishment of an All-Weather Strategic Partnership.”
Cai Qi and Wang Yi participated in the above activities.
2023-10-17 05:45:00
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