习近平会见安提瓜和巴布达总理布朗

1月24日下午，国家主席习近平在人民大会堂会见来华进行正式访问的安提瓜和巴布达总理布朗。

1月24日下午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂会见来华进行正式访问的安提瓜和巴布达总理布朗。新华社记者 姚大伟 摄

习近平指出，安提瓜和巴布达是东加勒比地区最早同新中国建交的国家之一。建交41年来，中安两国始终相互尊重、相互支持，成为大小国家平等相待、合作共赢的典范，两国关系保持健康稳定发展，务实合作取得丰硕成果，人民友谊日益加深。新形势下，中方愿同安方密切各层级交往和治国理政经验交流，加强发展战略对接，深化务实合作，推动中安关系取得更多成果，更好惠及两国人民。

习近平强调，中安双方要赓续传统友谊，巩固政治互信，在涉及彼此核心利益和重大关切问题上继续相互理解和支持。中方高度赞赏安巴始终坚定恪守一个中国原则，将一如既往地支持安巴维护国家主权独立，自主选择符合本国国情的发展道路。安巴是东加勒比地区首个同中国签署共建“一带一路”合作谅解备忘录的国家，双方合作给两国人民带来了实实在在的好处。中国正在以高质量发展全面推进中国式现代化，这将为安巴发展和中安合作带来新机遇。中方愿在高质量共建“一带一路”八项行动框架内，拓展同安方在贸易、基础设施建设、气候变化、新能源、医疗卫生等领域合作。双方要密切人文交流，欢迎更多安巴青年来华学习深造。中方愿同安方加强多边协作，倡导平等有序的世界多极化和普惠包容的经济全球化，推动构建人类命运共同体。中方重视安巴等小岛屿发展中国家在气候变化领域的关切和诉求，愿为安巴主办第四届小岛屿发展中国家国际会议提供支持，继续为地区国家经济社会发展提供力所能及的帮助，推动中国同加勒比国家关系不断发展。

1月24日下午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂会见来华进行正式访问的安提瓜和巴布达总理布朗。新华社记者 殷博古 摄

布朗表示，我谨代表安巴政府和人民衷心感谢中国政府给予的宝贵支持，中国的帮助与合作极大促进了安巴国家发展，帮助我们摆脱贫困。中国坚持大小国家一律平等，积极推动构建人类命运共同体这一崇高愿景，通过提出共建“一带一路”倡议、全球发展倡议、全球安全倡议和全球文明倡议，以自己的实际行动推动世界实现共同发展繁荣，造福人民，在世界上展现出无可比拟的领导力、感召力，必将引领更多全球南方国家加强团结合作。安巴高度赞赏中国式现代化，中国取得的巨大成功充分证明中国的道路和制度是成功的，值得各方学习借鉴。安中关系基于深厚友谊、互信、相互尊重和互利合作。安方坚信，台湾过去、现在、将来都是中国的一个省，安方将继续坚定恪守一个中国原则，坚定支持中国维护国家主权和领土完整。安巴愿做中国最可信赖的伙伴，在涉及全人类福祉的问题上同中国坚定站在一起，维护发展中国家共同利益。我希望通过此次访华，推动安中关系再上一个新台阶，取得更多合作成果，更好造福两国人民。安巴将继续积极促进加共体同中国关系发展。

王毅参加会见。

Xi meets Antigua and Barbuda's prime minister

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne in Beijing on Wednesday.

Noting Antigua and Barbuda is one of the first countries in the Eastern Caribbean to establish diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China, Xi said since the establishment of diplomatic ties 41 years ago, the two countries have always respected and supported each other, setting an example of equality and win-win cooperation between countries of different sizes.

The bilateral relations have maintained healthy and stable development, pragmatic cooperation has yielded fruitful results, and people's friendship has deepened, Xi said.

Under new circumstances, China is willing to enhance exchanges at all levels and exchange experience on governance with Antigua and Barbuda, strengthen synergies of development strategies, deepen practical cooperation and push China-Antigua and Barbuda relations to achieve more results and better benefit the two peoples, Xi said.

He emphasized that the two sides should continue their traditional friendship, consolidate political mutual trust, and continue to understand and support each other on issues concerning each other's core interests and major concerns.

China highly appreciates Antigua and Barbuda's firm adherence to the one-China principle, and will, as always, support Antigua and Barbuda in safeguarding national sovereignty and independence as well as independently choosing a development path in line with its national conditions, Xi said.

He noted that Antigua and Barbuda is the first Eastern Caribbean country to sign a Belt and Road cooperation MoU with China and the cooperation between the two sides has brought tangible benefits to the two peoples, adding China is now advancing Chinese modernization on all fronts through high-quality development and this will bring new opportunities for the development of Antigua and Barbuda and bilateral cooperation.

Xi said China is willing to expand cooperation with Antigua and Barbuda in areas such as trade, infrastructure construction, climate change, new energy, medical and health care within the framework of the eight major steps to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.

Noting that both sides should strengthen cultural and people-to-people exchanges, Xi said China welcomes more young people from Antigua and Barbuda to come and study in the country.

He said China is willing to strengthen multilateral coordination with Antigua and Barbuda to advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

China attaches importance to the concerns and demands of Antigua and Barbuda and other small-island developing countries in the field of climate change, and is ready to support Antigua and Barbuda in hosting the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, continue to provide assistance to the economic and social development of regional countries within its capacity, and promote the continuous development of relations between China and Caribbean countries, Xi said.

Browne thanked the Chinese government for its valuable support, saying that China's assistance and cooperation have greatly promoted the development of Antigua and Barbuda and helped with its poverty alleviation efforts.

China adheres to the principle that all countries, regardless of size, are equal, and actively promotes the noble vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, Browne said, adding that by proposing the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, China has taken concrete actions to promote common development and prosperity of the world and benefit the people, showing unparalleled leadership and charisma in the world, and will surely lead more countries in the Global South to strengthen unity and cooperation.

Browne said Antigua and Barbuda highly appreciates the Chinese modernization, and China's great success proves that China's path and system are successful and worthy of learning.

Noting Antigua and Barbuda-China relations are based on profound friendship, mutual trust, mutual respect and mutually beneficial cooperation, Browne said Antigua and Barbuda firmly believes that Taiwan was, is and will always be a province of China, and Antigua and Barbuda will continue to firmly abide by the one-China principle and firmly support China in safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Antigua and Barbuda is willing to be China's most reliable partner, and will stand firmly with China on issues concerning the well-being of all mankind, and safeguard the common interests of developing countries, Browne said.

He hoped that through the visit to China, bilateral relations will be brought to a new level and more cooperation outcomes will be achieved to bring more benefits to the two peoples, Browne said, adding that Antigua and Barbuda will continue to actively promote the development of the relationship between Caribbean Community and China.

Wang Yi was present at the meeting.