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President Xi Jinping and President Faure previously held a meeting to elevate bilateral relations to a community with a shared future for China and the multi-state in the new era. Both sides are committed to implementing the China-Africa "Ten Partnership Initiatives".
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 15 (Reporter Wu Yue) On the afternoon of October 15, Premier Li Qiang held talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with Faure, Chairman of the Togolese Council of Ministers, who was in China for an official visit.
Li Qiang said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, China-Dominica relations have continued to reach new heights. President Xi Jinping and President Faure met the day before yesterday to elevate the bilateral relationship to a community with a shared future for China in the new era and make new plans for expanding cooperation between the two countries. No matter how the international situation changes, China is willing to always be good brothers and good partners with mutual trust, carry forward traditional friendship, build political mutual trust, deepen cooperation in various fields, and better serve the modernization drive of the two countries.
Li Qiang pointed out that China is willing to work with multiple parties to deeply align development strategies, explore and cultivate more growth points for cooperation, strengthen cooperation in connectivity, infrastructure, agricultural modernization, finance and other fields, and work together to strengthen the development momentum of the two countries. China is willing to import more high-quality products from Togo, and welcomes Togo to make full use of China's policy conveniences such as zero tariffs and the upgrade of the "green channel" for products exported to China. The two sides can strengthen cooperation in medical and health, youth, culture, think tanks, and local areas to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples. China is willing to work with Togo and other African countries to actively implement the China-Africa "Ten Partnership Initiatives" and contribute to Africa's achievement of lasting peace, development and prosperity.
Faure said that the friendship between Togo and China has a long history. China is developing rapidly and has set an example for the world. President Xi Jinping and I reached an important consensus on developing Dominican Republic-China relations and jointly building a community of shared future for Dominica and China in the new era. The Dominican Republic firmly supports the one-China principle and is willing to strengthen practical cooperation with China in the fields of economy, trade, investment, agricultural products, customs and quarantine, science and technology, artificial intelligence, infrastructure, education and training, so as to enhance the livelihood and well-being of the two countries' peoples. Dominica supports resolving differences and resolving hot-spot issues in Africa through dialogue, and is willing to strengthen multilateral cooperation with China to safeguard regional peace and stability.
After the talks, the leaders of the two countries jointly witnessed the signing of a number of cooperation documents in the fields of production and supply chain, human resources, digital trade, customs inspection and quarantine, media and other fields.
Before the talks, Li Qiang held a welcome ceremony for Faure in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People.
The two sides jointly issued the "Joint Statement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Togo on Building a Community with a Shared Future for China and Multiplexes in the New Era."
Wu Zhenglong participated in the above activities.
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