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Dakar, July 20 (APS) – Chinese President Xi Jinping hopes that the two-day visit he will make to Senegal from Saturday will "increase mutual knowledge, strengthen friendship and to deepen Sino-Senegalese cooperation with a view to making it "progress further"
The President of the People's Republic of China is expected Saturday in Senegal for a 48-hour state visit, the first displacement of the Chinese leader in the sub-region.
In a tribune published in the Friday edition of the national daily Le Soleil, entitled in Wolof national language "Su nu Jappo la Chone and Senegal", the number a Chinese first observes that Sino-Senegalese relations have experienced "ups and downs" in 47 years.
But in spite of everything, "support, friendship and cooperation, the coming together of hearts have always remained the essential dimension" of relations between the two countries, he writes.
He reported that in 2005, "a new page opened with the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries" following Senegal's decision to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
"China supports Senegal in its efforts to pursue a path of development adapted to national realities, and Senegal strongly supports China on matters affecting its vital interests," said Xi Jinping.
He welcomed the fact that the "mutual political trust" between his country and Senegal "is steadily growing", the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries translating into "tangible results" for him. that "coordination remains narrow on major international issues".
"Relations between China and Senegal have taken a big step forward, moving from long-term friendship and cooperation partnership to comprehensive strategic partnership," said the Chinese president.
In Xi Jinping's view, Senegal and China "must remain committed to equality and mutual trust" and consider "bilateral relations in a long-term perspective", while "firmly supporting each other". on issues of vital interest and major concern ".
In this perspective, China "intends to increase exchanges of experiences with Senegal on governance and share the successful experiences it has acquired during the 40 years of reform and openness in terms of industrial development, rural recovery and fight against poverty for a better development of both countries, "promised the President of the People's Republic of China.
The Chinese leader has also declined the new outline of Sino-Senegalese relations, asking the two countries to "strengthen the bonds of friendship" between their two peoples.
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