Song Tao, left, head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) meets with Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, July 26, 2019.
TUNIS – Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed met with Song Tao, head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Friday in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.
Song hailed the development of Sino-Tunisian relations and the strengthening of political mutual trust, since the two countries established diplomatic ties 55 years ago.
Cooperation in various fields between the two countries has been moving forward under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), said Song.
The CPC is open to conversations with Tunisian parties to promote a comprehensive development of Sino-Tunisian ties in the future, Song added.
Tunisia attaches great importance to its relations with China, and looks forward to playing an active role in the construction of the BRI, said Chahed.
During his visit, Song also met with Khemaies Jhinaoui, Tunisian minister of foreign affairs, among other officials of Tunisia.
President Xi Jinping (L) receives the Order of the Crown, Tajikistan’s highest decoration, from Tajik President Emomali Rahmon during a ceremony in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 15, 2019.
DUSHANBE – Chinese President Xi Jinping received the Order of the Crown, Tajikistan’s highest decoration, from Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe on Saturday.
During the ceremony held at the presidential palace, Rahmon spoke highly of Xi’s positive contributions to the development of Tajikistan-China relations, saying he is ready to work together with Xi to guide bilateral relations toward greater achievements.
Noting that the Order of the Crown embodies the profound friendship the people of Tajikistan have kept with the people of China, Xi said he attaches great significance to the decoration.
“I am willing to join hands with President Rahmon in lifting China-Tajikistan comprehensive strategic partnership to higher levels and better serving the two peoples,” Xi said.
Xi arrived here Friday for the fifth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia and a state visit to Tajikistan.
Tajikistan is the second leg of Xi’s two-country Central Asia trip, which also took him to Kyrgyzstan for a state visit and the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
