BEIJING: Premier Li Qiang pledged on Thursday to enhance ties between China and the Solomon Islands, and expressed Beijing’s commitment to working with Pacific island countries to build an even closer community with a shared future.
Li made the remarks during his talks in Beijing with Jeremiah Manele, prime minister of the Solomon Islands. Manele is making a weeklong official visit to China that started on Tuesday.
China will continue to uphold the principles of mutual respect, equality, mutually beneficial cooperation and common development to promote the steady development of comprehensive strategic partnerships with Pacific island countries, including the Solomon Islands, Li said.
During the meeting, Li highlighted the robust growth of bilateral relations over the past five years since the two countries established diplomatic ties, saying that political mutual trust between China and the Solomon Islands has continuously deepened and their exchanges and cooperation in various fields have been fruitful. China supports the Solomon Islands in independently choosing a development path that suits its national conditions, and is willing to work together to firmly support each other’s core interests, he said.
China is ready to share more development experiences with the Solomon Islands and strengthen cooperation in infrastructure, rural development, communication and low-carbon transformation, Li said. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
