On October 7, Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Li Jian paid a farewell visit to President Tebben.
Ambassador Li first conveyed President Xi Jinping's sincere greetings to President Tebbon and congratulated President Tebbon on his re-election with a high vote. Ambassador Li said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Tebben, China-Arab relations have shown a strong momentum of development, and China attaches great importance to China-Arab relations and is ready to work with the Arab side to continue to promote the continuous development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Ambassador Li also thanked President Tebben and the Government of Afghanistan for their strong support and assistance in carrying out his duties.
President Tebbon extended cordial greetings and best wishes to President Xi Jinping, spoke highly of Ambassador Li's outstanding work in enhancing Arab-Chinese relations and people-to-people ties during his tenure, and said that the Arab side always regards China as a good brother, friend and partner, and looks forward to carrying out mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields with China under the framework of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, China-Arab States Cooperation Forum and Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, so as to continue to consolidate and deepen Arab-Chinese friendship and make positive contributions to world peace and stability.
On October 6, Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Li Jian paid a farewell visit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese of Afghanistan Ataf.
Ambassador Li thanked Foreign Minister Ataf and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan for their strong support in the performance of his duties, and said that China-Arab relations have maintained a strong momentum of development, deepened political mutual trust, vigorous practical cooperation, and rich people-to-people and cultural exchanges. During President Tebben's second term, China is ready to work with the Arab side to implement the China-Africa Ten Partnership Actions as a guide to build China-Arab relations into a model of state-to-state relations and a benchmark for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Ataf spoke positively of the achievements made in Arab-Chinese relations in recent years and highly appreciated Ambassador Li's contributions to the development of bilateral relations during his tenure of office. Ataf said that the revolutionary friendship between Afghanistan and China has endured for a long time, and the Arab side looks forward to further consolidating political mutual trust with China, broadening cooperation in various fields, and pushing the Arab-Chinese comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level.