BEIJING, June 25 -- China on Tuesday vowed to work with African countries to enhance cooperation based on equality and openness to build a community of shared future.
That came as Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi addressed the opening ceremony of the Coordinators' Meeting on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on the China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
After reading Chinese President Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter to the meeting, Wang said the letter fully expressed Xi's profound friendship toward African countries and their people, and demonstrated the Chinese government's strong willingness to engage in friendly cooperation.
In delivering on the blueprint for China-Africa cooperation in the new era, China stands ready to work with the African side in implementing promises with concrete and effective actions, and achieving full implementation of consensus and outcomes concluded at the FOCAC Beijing Summit, Wang said.
Wang also called for sticking to the fundamental purpose of building a community of shared future and the development path of jointly constructing the Belt and Road, upholding multilateralism, and safeguarding the common interests of developing countries and emerging markets.
"Any disturbance will not affect our resolve to enhance cooperation, and any difficulty will not hinder our joint advancement in achieving rejuvenation," he said.
After the opening ceremony, Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, met with four foreign ministers from Afrian countries, including Nabeela Tunis from Sierra Leone, Simeon Oyono Esono Angue from Equatorial Guinea, Naledi Pandor from South Africa, and Amadou Ba from Senegal.
Also on Tuesday, Wang Yi met with foreign ministers from Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Uganda and Libya, and an official on economics from Eritrea.