JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, met with Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi yesterday, pledging to deepen bilateral cooperation in various areas.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Johannesburg.
During the meeting, Ramaphosa asked Wang to convey his sincere greetings to Chinese President, Xi Jinping, and expressed his heartfelt thanks to China for its firm support for South Africa’s struggle for national independence, and its valuable help in accelerating national development.
South Africa, which cherishes the high-level mutual trust between the two countries, regards China as a reliable friend, will continue to firmly adhere to the One-China policy, he affirmed.
The president pledged that his country is willing to deepen practical cooperation in various areas with China, and to push for greater achievements of the all-round strategic cooperative partnership between South Africa and China.
For his part, Wang conveyed the warm greetings from President Xi to Ramaphosa, saying, China and South Africa have always understood and supported each other to carry out exchanges, communication and coordination, which demonstrates the high level of bilateral relations.
In the face of the current complex and volatile international situation, China will maintain its strategic focus and firmly run its own affairs well, said Wang.
China appreciates South Africa’s adherence to the One-China principle and standing on the right side of history, said the foreign minister.
Noting both China and South Africa are important members of the Global South, Wang said, China supports South Africa in fulfilling its responsibilities as the G20 presidency, putting development at the centre of international agenda, giving a strong voice to the Global South, enhancing unity of the Global South, pooling joint efforts of developing countries, and pushing the G20 to make due efforts for global growth and people’s well-being.– NNN-BUANEWS
