Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar in Beijing on Friday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, noted that since the establishment of diplomatic ties more than 50 years ago, China and Nigeria have followed the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence with concrete actions, setting a good example of equal cooperation and mutual benefit between major developing countries.
The Chinese side supports Nigeria's constructive role in promoting regional peace and stability as the rotating chair of the Economic Community of West African States, according to Wang.
For his part, Tuggar said that Nigeria sincerely admires President Xi Jinping's outstanding leadership, highly appreciates China's series of major global initiatives, and stands ready to join hands with China to uphold multilateralism and safeguard fairness and justice.
At the invitation of Wang, Tuggar is paying an official visit to China from June 19 to 26.
Chinese, Nigerian FMs hold talks in Beijing
Chinese, Nigerian FMs hold talks in Beijing
Chinese, Nigerian FMs hold talks in Beijing
China and Vietnam held a meeting to discuss strategic transport infrastructure development and cooperation in Beijing on Thursday.
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said in an address that China is willing to work with Vietnam to implement the important consensus reached between the two parties' top leaders.
China is ready to speed up the connectivity of transport infrastructure, promote bilateral economic and trade exchanges, and build a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, Zhang said.
Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh said at the meeting that Vietnam is willing to promote bilateral economic ties through transport connectivity, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and boost the two countries' development for the benefit of the two peoples.
China, Vietnam discuss strategic transport infrastructure cooperation