The Simandou iron ore mine project in Guinea is a major achievement in China-Guinea cooperation, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday.
Lin made the remarks when asked to comment on Vice Premier Liu Guozhong's visit to Sierra Leone and Guinea where he will attend the inauguration of the Simandou iron ore mine project as President Xi Jinping's special representative.
"The 2024 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was a complete success, ushering China-Africa relations into a new stage of building an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for new era. This year marks the start of implementing the summit's outcomes, and both China and Africa are actively taking actions, with many results already realized in Africa. Both Guinea and Sierra Leone have a traditional friendship with China and are China's comprehensive strategic cooperative partners. Vice Premier Liu Guozhong's visit will further consolidate and develop China's relations with the two countries, renew our traditional friendship, deepen practical cooperation across all fields, and inject strong impetus into the implementation of the outcomes of the FOCAC Beijing Summit," Lin said.
"The Simandou iron ore mine project is about to go into production. This is an important outcome of the solidarity and collaboration among China, Guinea, and the relevant parties, to which China extends warm congratulations. We are willing to work hand-in-hand with all parties to help the Guinean people convert their resource advantages into stronger driving force for development and realize win-win cooperation," he said.
Spokesman on Simandou iron ore project in Guinea
