Meeting between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the Caribbean
An online summit was held on Friday, April 29, at which the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Wang Yi, announced the establishment of a “Disaster Relief Fund for Caribbean countries.” Diplomatic representatives from the following nine nations attended the online meeting: Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.
At the meeting, Wang Yi commented that the friendship between China and Caribbean countries goes back a long way. The comprehensive partnership between China and Caribbean countries has continuously deepened and cooperation in various fields has achieved fruitful results, setting a model of mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit, and common development.
The PRC is willing to work with Caribbean countries to jointly promote peaceful development and work out a plan to strengthen relations going forward. For their part, the countries in the Caribbean region firmly adhere to the one-China policy and support the latter in safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity. They also support the great cause of China’s reunification and actively participate in the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road initiative.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China: Wang Yi Preside Reunión de Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores entre China y los Países del Caribe que Tienen Relaciones Diplomáticas con China.