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BEIJING, Oct.12 (Xinhua) – China and Africa stand ready to uphold the spirit of solidarity and cooperation, jointly tackle various risks and challenges, and let their cooperation shine as an example of multilateralism and mutual benefits, the president said. Chinese Xi Jinping and Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Monday.
In a joint congratulatory message to mark the 20th anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), the two leaders said China and Senegal, the forum’s Chinese and African co-chairs, would like to celebrate the moment of great and unique importance with the African countries.
Xi and Sall said they are willing to work with other FOCAC members to adhere to the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, constantly enrich and improve the forum mechanism, and fully take advantage of FOCAC’s leadership role in China-China relations. and Africa.
Under the joint efforts made by China and Africa over the past two decades, FOCAC has become an important and dynamic platform for China and Africa to conduct collective dialogues, as well as an effective mechanism for practical cooperation, and represents a flag important for South-South Cooperation, the two leaders said.
China and Africa have always adhered to the principle of putting people first and committed to the high-level development of China-Africa comprehensive cooperation and strategic partnership, with FOCAC cooperation benefiting the peoples of China. and Africa, they said.
The two leaders recalled that at the successful 2018 FOCAC summit held in Beijing, China and Africa agreed to build a closer China-Africa community with a shared future, charting the course of the future development of bilateral relations.
Noting that the COVID-19 pandemic represents a severe challenge for all of humanity and has hit the global economy hard, Xi and Sall said that China and Africa are ready to further boost bilateral cooperation and make positive contributions to safeguard the equity and global justice.
The two leaders also called for concerted efforts to better synergize China’s two centennial goals and the African Union Agenda 2063, and advance the implementation of the results achieved at the FOCAC Beijing Summit and the Extraordinary China Solidarity Summit. Africa against COVID-19.
That, the two leaders added, will allow the two sides to elevate the China-Africa comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership to higher levels, and build a closer China-Africa community with a shared future, in order to create more benefits for the Chinese. and African people and a better future for humanity.
They also expressed confidence that the FOCAC meeting to be held in Senegal in 2021 will further help the two sides to achieve their common goals. Final product
