Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with visiting President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta in Beijing on Sunday.
Li said China and Timor-Leste have always understood and supported each other, continuously deepened political mutual trust and achieved fruitful results in practical cooperation since the two countries established diplomatic relationship 22 years ago.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will put forward new strategies for developing bilateral relations during the meeting between the two heads of state, Li said.
China is ready to work with Timor-Leste to carry forward traditional friendship, further synergize development strategies, strengthen cooperation on infrastructure and connectivity within the framework of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and expand mutually beneficial cooperation in agriculture, fishery, poverty reduction, tourism and sub-national affairs to contribute to regional peace, stability, development and prosperity, Li said.
Ramos-Horta said that Timor-Leste firmly adheres to the one-China principle, takes an active part in the Belt and Road cooperation, and hopes to deepen cooperation in agriculture, water conservancy and other fields with China to improve and upgrade bilateral relations.
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Chinese premier meets with President of Timor-Leste in Beijing