习近平会见埃塞俄比亚总理阿比

当地时间8月23日下午，国家主席习近平在约翰内斯堡出席金砖国家领导人会晤期间会见埃塞俄比亚总理阿比。新华社记者 丁海涛 摄

新华社约翰内斯堡8月23日电 当地时间8月23日下午，国家主席习近平在约翰内斯堡出席金砖国家领导人会晤期间会见埃塞俄比亚总理阿比。

习近平指出，中国是埃塞俄比亚的可靠朋友和真诚伙伴。近年来，两国保持频繁高层交往沟通，在共建“一带一路”、中非合作论坛等框架内合作富有成果。中国正在以高质量发展推进中国式现代化，这将为中埃塞合作带来新机遇。中方高度重视发展同埃塞的关系，支持埃塞国内和平进程和发展振兴，愿同埃塞方密切双边交往，扩大全面合作，让两国友好更加深入人心，推动中埃塞全面战略合作伙伴关系得到进一步发展。

习近平强调，双方要继续在涉及彼此核心利益和重大关切问题上坚定相互支持，密切对接共建“一带一路”倡议和埃塞俄比亚“2021－2030十年发展规划”，加快推进亚吉铁路、绿色发展等合作项目。中方鼓励更多中国企业赴埃塞投资兴业，欢迎埃塞方用好非洲农产品输华“绿色通道”，扩大两国经贸合作。中方愿同埃塞方一道，推进落实“非洲之角和平发展构想”，为地区和平稳定作出贡献。

当地时间8月23日下午，国家主席习近平在约翰内斯堡出席金砖国家领导人会晤期间会见埃塞俄比亚总理阿比。新华社记者 翟健岚 摄

阿比表示，埃塞和中国的友谊十分深厚，两国关系保持良好发展。衷心感谢中方长期以来给予埃塞大量宝贵支持，得益于中国的帮助和合作，埃塞近年来发生了很大发展变化。埃塞同中国拥有相似经历，在很多重大问题上立场相同。埃塞高度珍视同中国的友谊，坚定奉行一个中国政策，支持习近平主席提出的全球发展倡议、全球安全倡议、全球文明倡议，积极参与共建“一带一路”合作，愿学习借鉴中国治国理政经验，更好实现自身国家发展。埃塞愿同中国深化农业、矿业等领域合作，希望加入金砖，密切在多边机制合作，开辟两国更加美好的共同未来。

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Xi says Chinese modernization to bring new opportunities to China-Ethiopia cooperation

JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- China is advancing Chinese modernization with its high-quality development, which will bring new opportunities to cooperation between China and Ethiopia, said Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Wednesday.

China is a reliable friend and a true partner of Ethiopia, Xi said in a meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit.

He noted that in recent years, the two countries have maintained frequent high-level exchanges and communication, and have yielded results within the frameworks of the Belt and Road cooperation and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

China attaches great importance to its relations with Ethiopia and supports its domestic peace process, development and revitalization, he said, adding that China stands ready to work with Ethiopia to promote bilateral exchanges and to expand all-round cooperation, so that bilateral friendship can enjoy greater popular support and the China-Ethiopia comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership can witness further advancement.

Xi stressed that both sides need to continue to firmly support each other on issues concerning their core interests and major concerns, adding that the two countries should strengthen the synergy between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Ethiopia's Ten Years Perspective Development Plan (2021-2030), and accelerate the development of joint projects including Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway and green development.

China encourages more Chinese enterprises to invest and start their businesses in Ethiopia, welcoming the use by Ethiopia of the "green channel" for the entry of African agricultural products to China to expand bilateral economic and trade cooperation, said Xi.

China stands ready to work with Ethiopia in promoting the implementation of the Outlook on Peace and Development in the Horn of Africa and to make contributions to regional peace and stability, said Xi.

The friendship between Ethiopia and China is profound and the relations between the two countries have maintained good development momentum, said Ahmed, extending his sincere appreciation for the massive valuable support China has offered for a long time.

Thanks to the help from and cooperation with China, Ethiopia has achieved significant development and transformations in recent years, said the Ethiopian Prime Minister, noting that the two countries share similar experiences and have common stands on many major issues.

Ahmed said Ethiopia highly values its friendship with China, firmly upholds the one-China policy, supports the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by Xi, and actively participates in the Belt and Road cooperation.

Ethiopia stands ready to learn from China's governance experience to better achieve its own national development, and is willing to deepen cooperation with China in agriculture, mining and other fields, he said.

Ethiopia hopes to join the BRICS so as to push for closer cooperation in multilateral mechanisms and open up a better shared future for the two countries.