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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
TUNIS, May 17 (Xinhua) — Tunisian President Kais Saied met with Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, who visited Tunisia from May 14 to 17 as the head of a CPC delegation.
During the meeting on Thursday, Li Shulei first conveyed cordial greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping to K. Saied and recalled that in May 2024, the two heads of state jointly announced the establishment of China-Tunisia strategic partnership, outlining a new plan for the development of interstate ties.
Li Shulei stressed that China is willing to work with Tunisia to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, promote traditional friendship, strengthen political mutual trust, enhance exchanges of experience in public administration, and advance the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road to achieve more win-win results.
China hopes to deepen cooperation with Tunisia in such fields as culture, science, tourism and media, expand exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations, strengthen coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs, and promote the sustainable and long-term development of interstate ties, he added.
K. Saied, for his part, asked Li Shulei to convey his sincere greetings and best wishes to Xi Jinping, assuring that Tunisia attaches great importance to developing relations with China. He also spoke highly of China’s development achievements and its important role in international affairs, thanking the Chinese side for its long-standing and meaningful support for Tunisia’s socio-economic development.
The President stressed that Tunisia firmly adheres to the one-China principle and supports China’s efforts to achieve national reunification and protect its core interests.
K. Said noted that Tunisia expects to deepen the alignment of development strategies with China and strengthen cooperation in various areas, such as economics and trade, cultural and humanitarian exchanges, healthcare and infrastructure construction.
During the visit, Li Shulei also met with Tunisian Prime Minister Sarah Zaafarani Zanzari, Chairman of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (lower house of parliament) Brahim Bouderbala and Chairman of the National Council of Regions and Districts (upper house of parliament) Imed Derbali. –0–