Senegalese officials say they are pleased with the progress being made in implementing the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Summit recently held in Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
The Chinese Embassy in Senegal hosted the meeting on the first anniversary of the implementation of the summit’s outcomes, bringing together nearly 100 participants, including senior government officials, party representatives, and think tank scholars.
Senegalese Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock, Mabouba Diagne, said in his speech that over the past year, both sides have turned the important consensus reached by their leaders into concrete results, which have been widely welcomed by the Senegalese people.
He reaffirmed Senegal’s firm commitment to the one-China principle and expressed appreciation to China’s just stance on major global issues, adding that the West African country is willing to work with China to build a Senegal-China community with a shared future.
Cathy Thioye, director for Asia Pacific and the Middle East at Senegal’s Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, described the FOCAC as a model of South-South cooperation.
Chinese Ambassador to Senegal Li Zhigang said that over the past year, China and Senegal had maintained close high-level exchanges, deepened political trust and advanced economic cooperation.
Li said the joint pursuit of modernization by China and Senegal would provide valuable experience for Africa and the wider Global South.
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