Gabonese president arrives in Beijing to continue state visit to China

Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema arrived in Beijing on Thursday as he continues his state visit to China.

Nguema arrived in the country on Tuesday to begin a five-day state visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking his first trip to China since assuming the presidency last May.

Prior to arriving in Beijing, Nguema completed the first leg of his state visit in Shanghai, where he attended the opening ceremony of the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) earlier on Thursday.

Nguema also paid a visit to the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Wednesday and toured the Shanghai Pudong Exhibition Hall, where he learned about the remarkable transformations that have unfolded in the Pudong New Area over the past several decades.

President Xi is set to hold a welcoming ceremony and banquet for Nguema, while the two heads of state will also sit down for talks.

Nguema will also meet separately with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, during his stay in the Chinese capital.

The visit comes as China and Gabon this year celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides.

Gabonese president arrives in Beijing to continue state visit to China

China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with a delegation led by Kim Song Nam, a member of the Political Bureau, secretary and international department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Beijing on Thursday.

Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, said that General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping successfully paid a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in June, pointing out the direction for the development of China-DPRK relations in the new era.

China is willing to work with the DPRK to implement the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries, and promote the continuous growth of bilateral ties, Wang added.

Wang also briefed the WPK delegation on the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.

Kim Song Nam said that the DPRK is ready to work with China to follow the will of the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries, and make unremitting efforts to develop friendly relations between the DPRK and China.

China's top diplomat meets WPK delegation in Beijing