China News Service, Beijing, March 15. On the afternoon of March 15, Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks at the Great Hall of the People with Angolan President Lourenco, who was in China for a state visit.

The two heads of state announced that they would upgrade China-Angola relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

　　Xi Jinping pointed out that last year, China and Angola jointly celebrated the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

China-Angola relations have withstood the test of the vicissitudes of the international situation and have truly benefited the two peoples.

China-Angola cooperation is South-South cooperation and cooperation between developing countries. It is mutual help between good friends, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.

Facing the current world of intertwined events, the two sides should maintain traditional friendship, strengthen unity and cooperation, firmly support each other, and achieve common development.

China supports Angola in safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests, exploring a modernization path that suits its national conditions, and achieving national development and revitalization. China is willing to strengthen exchanges of experience in state governance with Angola, elevate the level of bilateral strategic relations, and jointly promote the modernization process of each country.

　　Xi Jinping emphasized that China-Angola cooperation has a sound foundation, large scale and strong complementarity, and mutually beneficial cooperation has huge potential and bright prospects.

Both sides should strengthen high-quality cooperation in jointly building the "Belt and Road", promote the docking of development strategies, and promote practical cooperation to improve quality and efficiency.

China is willing to work with Angola to implement key infrastructure projects, support powerful Chinese companies in Angola to carry out various forms of cooperation, and help Angola achieve agricultural modernization, industrialization and economic diversification.

It is hoped that Angola will take more effective measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests and safety of Chinese citizens and enterprises.

Angola is welcome to continue to promote more high-quality Angolan products to China through platforms such as the China International Import Expo and the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo.

China will continue to implement projects such as the medical team to assist Angola, provide scholarships to Angolan students, and enhance people-to-people exchanges and people-to-people friendship.

　　Xi Jinping pointed out that at present, the collective rise of developing countries is unstoppable. Whether it is global governance or development and prosperity, the global South should not be absent.

China is a reliable friend and sincere partner of African countries on the road to safeguarding independence and promoting development and revitalization.

China supports African countries and the African Union in their efforts to resolve African issues through African means and maintain regional peace and stability. China is willing to strengthen multilateral coordination with Angola and other African countries, safeguard the common interests of developing countries, and jointly advocate an equal and orderly multipolar and universal world. Economic globalization that is beneficial and inclusive promotes the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

　　Lourenco said that when visiting China, we feel at home.

Angola-China relations have maintained high-level development.

Whether it was when Angola ended its civil war and was in dire straits, or when it was facing difficulties in dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic, China was the first country to provide valuable support to Angola, for which Angola expresses its sincere gratitude.

China's support and cooperation have greatly promoted Angola's infrastructure construction and economic and social development, and can be regarded as a model of mutually beneficial cooperation.

Angola welcomes more Chinese companies to invest in Angola to help Angola’s national development and revitalization.

Angola firmly adheres to the one-China policy, believes that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and believes that the Taiwan issue will be successfully resolved.

Angola highly appreciates China's consistent commitment to promoting world peace and progress and safeguarding international fairness and justice, and is willing to strengthen multilateral cooperation with China to uphold the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and important international relations norms such as safeguarding the sovereignty, independence, and non-interference in internal affairs of all countries.

We issued a joint statement today announcing the establishment of a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Angola and China, which fully demonstrates the determination of both parties to deepen relations.

Angola looks forward to working with China to continuously promote the relations between the two countries to achieve more results.

　　After the talks, the two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of a number of bilateral cooperation documents on the preparation of cooperation plans for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", economy and trade, agriculture, green development and other fields.

　　The two sides issued the "Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Angola on the Establishment of a Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership."

　　Before the talks, Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for Lourenco in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People.

　　A 21-gun salute was fired in Tiananmen Square, and soldiers lined up to pay tribute.

The two heads of state ascended the reviewing stand, and the military band played the national anthems of China and Angola.

Accompanied by Xi Jinping, Lourenco reviewed the honor guard of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and watched the procession.

　　That night, Xi Jinping held a welcome banquet for Lourenco in the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People.

　　Wang Yi participated in the above activities.

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