China and Tanzania held a reception in the Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam on Monday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries..
The reception saw high profile dignitaries in attendance, namely Tanzanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation January Makamba and Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian. It also had overseas Chinese and Tanzanian government officials in attendance.
Makamba said the friendship between the two countries has withstood the test of time and the relationship is much stronger today.
Chen said the past 60 years have marked a period of solidarity and unity between China and Tanzania, characterized by sincere cooperation, common development and shared ideas, as well as mutual support.
"I think you cannot tell the story of China and Tanzania and our relationship without mentioning my father. And I think, for him, one of his most rewarding moments to date [in] his career was the moment where he spearheaded with the diplomats in the United Nations to restore the rightful seat of China into the United Nations," said Ahmed Salim, son of former Tanzanian Prime Minister Salim Ahmed Salim.
"So I think moving together is the most important thing. Move together for peace, move together for unity, move together so that we can develop together in peace, in friendship, in cooperation," said Joseph Butiku, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation.
On April 26, 1964, the People's Republic of China and the United Republic of Tanzania formally established diplomatic relations.
China, Tanzania hold reception to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina Diana Mondino on Tuesday in Beijing.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China is willing to take the opportunity of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China-Argentina comprehensive strategic partnership this year, to jointly grasp the direction of bilateral relations, inject more certainty into the two sides' cooperation in various fields, and open up new prospects for the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
The two sides should continue to cherish and consolidate political mutual trust, understand and support each other on issues concerning each other's core interests and major concerns, and advance cooperation, he said.
China is willing to work with Argentina and other Latin American and Caribbean countries to promote the building of China-Latin America relations in the new era featuring equality, mutual benefit, innovation and openness which will benefit the people, strengthen coordination and cooperation under multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations and G20, and safeguard the common interests of developing countries, Wang said.
Mondino noted that no matter how Argentina's internal political situation changes, its friendly policy toward China will not change. Argentina is willing to deepen cooperation with China under the framework of the CELAC-China Forum, keep close communication and coordination within multilateral mechanisms, and safeguard world peace and promote sustainable development, Mondino said.
Top Chinese diplomat holds talks with Argentina's foreign minister
