China
is ready to enhance cooperation with Gambia in infrastructure, agriculture,
tourism and other fields, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on
Tuesday.
Wang
said the resumption of diplomatic ties between the two countries has not only
brought bilateral relations back to the right track, but also opened up broad
prospects for cooperation.
China
appreciates the new Gambian government’s firm adherence to the one-China
principle and its commitment to friendship with China, Wang told visiting
Gambian Foreign Minister Ousainou Darboe during a meeting.
China
is willing to work with the Gambian side to enhance mutual trust, expand
people-to-people exchanges as well as strengthen coordination in global and regional
affairs to push bilateral relations to a higher level, said Wang.
The
Gambian government and people highly appreciates the ideas and initiatives
proposed by Chinese leader on China-Africa cooperation, highly appreciates the
support and assistance China has provided to the country, according to Darboe.
Gambia
will stick to the one-China policy, and is looking forward to pragmatic
cooperation with China in various fields, he said.
The
two ministers signed an agreement on a consultation mechanism between the two
ministries following their talks.
Later
on Tuesday, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi also held a meeting with the
Gambian delegation.
China
and Gambia resumed diplomatic ties in March 2016 since the latter recognized
that there is only one China and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s
territory.
Invited
by Wang, Darboe is paying a week-long official visit to China from July 31 to
August 6. It is Darboe’s first China tour since the new Gambian government took
office earlier this year.
