china-africa cooperation forum·high-level interviews｜china-africa cooperation forum is a dynamic communication platform——interview with senegalese president faye
2024-09-04
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xinhua news agency, dakar, september 3 high-level interview | the forum on china-africa cooperation is a dynamic exchange platform - interview with senegalese president faye
xinhua news agency reporter wang zizheng
"the forum on china-africa cooperation has not only consolidated the unity between africa and china, but also established a specific mechanism to promote the economic and social development of both sides. china-africa relations are constantly being consolidated and their connotations are becoming richer." senegalese president faye said in a joint interview with chinese media in the capital dakar a few days ago that since its establishment in 2000, the forum on china-africa cooperation has provided a dynamic communication platform for africa and china to jointly respond to various challenges, and has also built an important framework for south-south cooperation with innovative means.
on august 30, senegalese president faye was interviewed in dakar, the capital of senegal. photo by xinhua news agency reporter wang zizheng
the theme of the 2024 beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation is "joining hands to promote modernization and build a high-level china-africa community with a shared future". faye said that the forum on china-africa cooperation is an important channel for china-africa cooperation, and this summit is an important moment to review the china-africa partnership, consolidate achievements, and look forward to new prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation.
faye said that the forum on china-africa cooperation has drawn inspiration from china's development experience and mobilized resources to support structural projects in africa by implementing various initiatives and action plans. "the forum has also enhanced the voice of africa and china on the international stage by advocating equality, mutual trust, win-win cooperation, solidarity and mutual assistance."
in 2021, the 8th ministerial conference of the forum on china-africa cooperation was held in dakar. faye said that as a co-chair of the forum, senegal has witnessed the important achievements of china-africa cooperation, especially in the field of infrastructure under the belt and road initiative. "many roads, ports, airports and railways have been built; a series of important cooperation has also been achieved in agriculture, vocational skills training, water conservancy, and health care."
faye pointed out that the continuous implementation of various initiatives and plans for china-africa cooperation shows that "africa and china are always closely united, and africa and china will establish a stronger and higher-level partnership."
on august 30, senegalese president faye was interviewed in dakar, the capital of senegal. photo by xinhua news agency reporter wang zizheng
china and senegal have upgraded their bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership since 2016. senegal is the first country in west africa to join the belt and road initiative. faye expressed the hope to further strengthen cooperation between senegal and china in various fields, "especially in agriculture, industrialization, water conservancy and digitalization."
at present, the voices of the "global south" countries are getting louder and louder on the international stage, and china and senegal are both members of it. faye said that the "global south" gathers developing countries and has become an increasingly important presence in international relations. "the current international system urgently needs reform to make it more inclusive, just and fair, so as to serve the common interests of all mankind."
when talking about the achievements of china's modernization, faye said that china has achieved rapid economic development through reform and opening up, greatly improved people's living standards, and made remarkable achievements on the road to modernization. "china's modernization provides a reference for many developing countries, including senegal."
