Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on Thursday.
Mr. Wang said China is willing to deepen political mutual trust, broaden mutually beneficial cooperation and advance China-Ethiopia comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation with new developments under a new situation, by upholding principles of mutual respect and supporting each other.
The Chinese foreign minister said China will be pleased to see the early implementation of the outcome of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is among the first African countries which signed cooperation documents concerning jointly building the Belt and Road, Wang said, stressing that the east African country is an important partner for China to build the Belt and Road on the continent.