On July 9, Zhou Zuyi, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, met with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele and his party in Fuzhou. Zhao Long, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee and governor, attended.
On behalf of the provincial party committee, the provincial government, and the people of the province, Zhou Zuyi welcomed Prime Minister Manele's visit to Fujian and briefed him on Fujian's basic provincial conditions. Zhou Zuyi said that China and the Solomon Islands are good friends and good brothers that can be relied on by each other. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the relations between the two countries have developed rapidly and the practical cooperation has yielded fruitful results. President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the development of Solomon Islands relations, and the leaders of the two sides have made joint efforts to push the Solomon Islands comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era to a new level. This has pointed out the direction and strengthened the impetus for us to continue to deepen bilateral relations and strengthen exchanges and exchanges. In recent years, Fujian and the Solomon Islands have carried out fruitful exchanges and cooperation in many fields. At present, in accordance with the grand blueprint of the new Fujian drawn up by President Xi Jinping and the important requirements of the "Four Greater", Fujian is giving full play to the advantages of multi-regional superposition, expanding high-level opening-up, and promoting high-quality development in all aspects. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and China, and I hope to take the opportunity of His Excellency the Prime Minister's visit to Fujian to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, expand cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, culture and tourism, expand cooperation in poverty alleviation, enhance cooperation between local sister cities, and contribute new strength to the development of friendly relations between the two countries.
Manele said that he was very happy to be able to visit Fujian, which has beautiful mountains and rivers, and expressed his appreciation for Fujian's achievements in economic and social development. Fujian has a deep relationship with the Solomon Islands and is the ancestral home of many overseas Chinese in Solomon Islands, and the Pingtan Shell Mound Site in Fujian Province is a Austronesian archaeological research base widely distributed in Pacific island countries. He said that Solomon Islands attaches great importance to its relations with China, firmly adheres to the one-China principle, and is willing to deepen cooperation with China in various fields to further consolidate the foundation of friendly relations between the two countries. The Solomon Islands side thanked China for its strong assistance to the economic and social development of the Solomon Islands, and hoped to expand exchanges and cooperation with Fujian in the fields of poverty alleviation, policing, Juncao, fishery and tourism, so as to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
After the meeting, the two sides formally signed an agreement on the establishment of friendship province relations between Fujian Province and the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.
Provincial leaders Wu Kailin, Li Jiancheng and Wang Jinfu attended.
Reporter丨Zhou Lin
Source丨Fujian Provincial People's Government Portal, Fujian Daily