On 10th July, H.E. Amb. Jiang Feng,  Head of Mission of China to the AU, met with H.E. Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission, in the presence of Minister Counsellor Mr. Lyu Ruihao.

Amb. Jiang spoke highly of the African Union Commission’s consistent adherence to the one-China principle and its active responsiveness to China’s core concerns as well as the shared interest. Over the past year, China-Africa practical economic and trade cooperation has hit new highs. Coordination on multilateral platforms has yielded fruitful outcomes. People-to-people exchanges and dialogues have continued to deepen. The two sides have also joined hands to make important contributions to international peace and security. Guided by the five pillars of the Global Governance Initiative, China stands ready to share development opportunities with Africa, firmly uphold multilateralism, and safeguard peace and security of the world.

H.E. Haddadi congratulated Amb. Jiang on his remarkable achievements made in the past year. She noted that China has always been Africa’s most reliable partner, commended the policy coordination and political dialogue with high quality, and expressed gratitude to China for its timely and robust support on Africa’s peace and security agenda, the Ebola epidemic response, etc. AU would like to work closely with China to continuously deepen the cooperation and jointly create a brighter future.