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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) — Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), met with Jacob Mudenda, speaker of the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) of Zimbabwe, in Beijing on Tuesday.
Zhao Leji noted that over the 45 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Zimbabwe, the two countries have always maintained mutual trust and support for each other, and bilateral relations have successfully stood the test of time and changes in the international situation.
The NPC Standing Committee Chairman recalled that last year, the two heads of state held in-depth friendly exchanges in Beijing and reached an important consensus, outlining a new plan for the development of interstate relations and mutually beneficial cooperation. According to Zhao Leji, China is willing to work with Zimbabwe to implement the consensus reached by the two leaders and jointly build a high-level China-Zimbabwe community with a shared future.
He stressed that China stands ready to make joint efforts with Zimbabwe to maintain and develop high-level political mutual trust, continue to provide firm mutual support on issues concerning each other’s core interests, strengthen the synergy of development strategies and enhance international cooperation.
The NPC is willing to expand friendly exchanges at all levels with the Zimbabwean parliament and carry out exchanges and mutual learning on issues such as lawmaking, supervision, improving people’s livelihood, social governance and combating cross-border crime, so as to create a favorable legal environment for practical bilateral cooperation, Zhao Leji added.
J. Mudenda, for his part, noted that under the leadership of the two leaders, the Zimbabwe-China comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation has been continuously deepened. Zimbabwe, he continued, firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is grateful to the Chinese government and people for their long-term and valuable support. According to him, Zimbabwe hopes to expand practical cooperation with China in such areas as trade, energy, agriculture, artificial intelligence and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
The Zimbabwe National Assembly is willing to expand friendly exchanges with the NPC and exchange views on issues such as promoting socio-economic development through lawmaking so as to make legislative contributions to building a high-level Zimbabwe-China community with a shared future, Mudenda added. –0–