习近平向第37届非洲联盟峰会致贺电

国家主席习近平17日致电祝贺第37届非洲联盟峰会召开。

习近平指出，当今世界正值百年未有之大变局，以中国和非洲为代表的“全球南方”蓬勃发展，深刻影响世界历史进程。非盟团结非洲国家联合自强，大力推进一体化和自贸区建设。非盟成功加入二十国集团，使非洲在全球治理中的代表性和话语权进一步提升。中方对此表示衷心祝贺。

习近平强调，过去一年里，中国和非洲关系持续深入发展，中非领导人对话会成功召开，双方决定相互支持探索各自的现代化道路，共同为实现发展愿景创造良好环境。2024年将召开中非合作论坛新一届会议，我愿同非洲国家领导人一道，着眼造福双方人民，精心规划中非合作新蓝图，推动共筑高水平中非命运共同体。

Xi sends congratulatory message to 37th AU summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a congratulatory message to the 37th African Union (AU) summit.

Xi pointed out that the world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and the Global South represented by China and Africa is booming, which has a profound impact on the course of world history.

The AU brings African countries together to seek strength through unity, and promote integration as well as the building of free trade areas, Xi said.

The AU's successful accession to the G20 has further enhanced Africa's representation and lifted its voice in global governance, and China extends heartfelt congratulations on that, he added.

The Chinese president stressed that over the past year, China-Africa relations have grown deeper. As the China-Africa Leaders' Dialogue was successfully held, the two sides decided to support each other in exploring their modernization paths and jointly create a favorable environment for realizing their development visions, Xi added.

The new session of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is going to be held in 2024, Xi noted.

He said that he stands ready to work with leaders of African countries, with a focus on the benefits of people from both sides, to draw up a new blueprint for China-Africa cooperation and promote the joint building of a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future.