President of Guinea-Bissau arrives in Beijing for 2024 FOCAC summit

President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to attend the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)to be held in the Chinese capital from Wednesday to Friday.

The president's plane landed in Beijing at around 10:00 local time.

Guinea-Bissau, located in western Africa, has a long history of friendly exchanges with China, and President Embalo has always firmly supported China on issues involving China's major concerns.

In July this year, President Embalo paid a state visit to China, during which the two heads of state agreed to elevate the relationship between the two countries to a strategic partnership, marking the first strategic partnership established by Guinea-Bissau with any other country.

It is worth mentioning that during his state visit, President Embalo made a special trip to Tian'anmen Square to lay a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes.

The two countries signed a cooperation agreement on jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative in 2021, and China has supported Guinea-Bissau in constructing landmark projects, such as the government office building and the national stadium, which have been well received by the local people.

China has sent a total of 27 medical teams to Guinea-Bissau since 1976.

The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 42,289, Gaza-based health authorities reported in a statement issued on Monday.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 62 people and wounded 220 others, bringing the total death toll to 42,289 and injuries to 98,684 since the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in early October 2023, Gaza health officials said.