NEW YORK – Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on Sept 24 with the top diplomats of several African countries on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th session of the UN General Assembly.
Egypt
Wang met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and said that close contacts between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, have provided strong strategic guidance to China-Egypt relations.
He added that the two countries' joint fights against the COVID-19 pandemic and cooperation to boost their development have facilitated a growth momentum of bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.
China firmly supports the Egyptian people to explore a development path fitting their own country, as well as the cause of national rejuvenation by the country, said Wang, adding that China is willing to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with Egypt and intensify their unity and coordination in international and regional affairs, so as to safeguard the two countries' common interests, legitimate rights of developing countries, as well as fairness and justice.
Algeria
Wang also met with Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra and said China and Algeria enjoy a special and deep friendship which has stood tests of turbulent international situation and got further advanced during the combat against COVID-19, making the two countries true friends in need and friends of faith.
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He said China is ready to stand together with Algeria to pass on the traditional friendship and move along the path of development and revitalization to open up new prospects in bilateral relations.
For his part, Lamamra said Algeria and China are good friends with a high-level and strong comprehensive strategic partnership, adding that both countries uphold common principles in international affairs and have common goals in national revitalization.
Equatorial Guinea
Wang met with Equatorial Guinean Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono Angue and said that under the joint guidance of the two heads of state, China-Equatorial Guinea relations have developed healthily and smoothly, and have become a model for large and small countries to treat each other as equals, unite and help each other, and be sincere and friendly.
China is ready to work with Equatorial Guinea to carry forward traditional friendship, strengthen the synergy of development strategies and bring benefits to the people of the two countries, he added.
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Wang noted that China and Equatorial Guinea maintain close communication and good cooperation in multilateral institutions such as the United Nations.
Gabon
Also on Saturday, Wang met with Gabonese Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adamo and said that Gabon and China have always been sincere and friendly, treated each other equally, achieved win-win cooperation and common development, forged a profound friendship, and the comprehensive cooperative partnership between the two sides continues to consolidate and develop.
China is ready to work with Gabon to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, so as to help Gabon accelerate its development and revitalization and bring more benefits to the Gabonese people, he added.
Noting that China has always maintained that all countries, big and small, are equal, Wang said that China has always stood on the side of developing countries and African countries, and will continue to deliver tangible results for African partners, as well as develop and revitalize together with African brothers and sisters.
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