BEIJING: China is willing to work with Grenada to open up new prospects for bilateral cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Foreign Minister of Grenada Joseph Andall in Beijing.
Grenada is an important country in the Caribbean and a friendly cooperative partner of China, Wang noted. Since the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries, China and Grenada have always upheld mutual respect and treated each other equally, Wang said, adding that bilateral relations have become increasingly mature.
China highly appreciates Grenada’s adhering to the one-China principle and respects its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, Wang said, voicing support for Grenada in exploring a development path suited to its national conditions. Hailing the fruitful results of China-Grenada cooperation, Andall, for his part, said Grenada will firmly adhere to the one-China principle.
The Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by China are conducive to promoting world peace, stability, development and fairness, and are of great significance to small and medium-sized countries, he said. He added that Grenada will actively participate in these initiatives.
Earlier, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday held talks with Italian Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani in Beijing.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that in the face of geopolitical and other challenges and disturbances, China and Italy should adhere to the right way of getting along with each other, featuring mutual respect and trust, openness, cooperation and equal dialogue. China is ready to work with Italy to implement the important consensus reached by leaders of the two countries, strengthen high-level exchanges, consolidate the political foundation of bilateral relations, expand high-level practical cooperation, enrich people-to-people exchanges and push for sustained, sound and steady development of China-Italy relations, said Wang. –Agencies
