习近平同赤道几内亚总统奥比昂会谈

新华社北京5月28日电（记者孙奕、王宾）5月28日下午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂同来华进行国事访问的赤道几内亚总统奥比昂举行会谈。两国元首宣布，将中赤几关系提升为全面战略合作伙伴关系。

5月28日下午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂同来华进行国事访问的赤道几内亚总统奥比昂举行会谈。这是会谈前，习近平在人民大会堂东门外广场为奥比昂举行欢迎仪式。新华社记者 姚大伟 摄

5月28日下午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂同来华进行国事访问的赤道几内亚总统奥比昂举行会谈。这是会谈前，习近平和夫人彭丽媛同奥比昂和夫人康斯坦西娅合影。新华社记者 李学仁 摄

习近平指出，中国同赤道几内亚是肝胆相照的好朋友、好伙伴，高水平政治互信是两国关系的最鲜明特征。建交半个多世纪以来，双方始终守望相助、风雨同舟，在涉及彼此核心利益和重大关切问题上坚定相互支持，成为中国同非洲国家真诚友好、携手发展的生动写照。新形势下，巩固好、发展好中国同赤道几内亚关系符合两国和两国人民的根本利益和共同期待。中方坚定支持赤道几内亚维护国家主权独立、反对外来干涉、自主探索本国发展道路，愿同赤道几内亚以提升全面战略合作伙伴关系为契机，进一步密切各领域、各层级友好往来，深入开展改革发展、脱贫攻坚等领域经验交流，为两国传统友好注入持久动力。

习近平指出，中方支持赤道几内亚经济社会发展，支持赤几推进经济多元化和工业化的努力，愿将中非合作论坛成果、共建“一带一路”合作同赤道几内亚《2035国家经济与社会发展规划》紧密对接，推动各领域合作提质增效。中方鼓励有实力的中国企业赴赤道几内亚投资兴业，愿同赤几分享农业农村领域发展经验，继续开展农业技术援助项目，充分发挥中国医疗队、中国－赤道几内亚友好医院等作用，深化医疗卫生、教育、文化等领域交流合作，让两国传统友谊薪火相传，更好造福两国人民。

习近平强调，当今世界变乱交织，百年变局加速演进，人类社会面临前所未有的挑战，发展中国家比以往任何时候都更需要加强团结合作。中方愿同赤道几内亚等广大发展中国家一道，弘扬和平共处五项原则精神，在国际事务中加强协调配合，维护发展中国家共同利益和国际公平正义，推动构建人类命运共同体。发展同非洲国家团结合作是中国外交政策的重要基石。中方愿同非方开好新一届中非合作论坛峰会，进一步弘扬传统友好，深化团结协作，共商未来发展合作大计，开启构建中非命运共同体的新篇章。

5月28日下午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂同来华进行国事访问的赤道几内亚总统奥比昂举行会谈。新华社记者 张领 摄

奥比昂表示，中国是伟大的东方国家，是赤道几内亚的好兄弟和可靠战略伙伴。两国建交54年来，双边关系始终保持友好发展，目前处于历史最好时期。中国同赤几的合作始终基于平等和相互尊重，从不强加于人。中国援非医疗队、帮助修建的中赤几友好医院等重要项目，造福了当地人民，成为非中友好的象征。赤几愿向中国敞开大门，欢迎中国企业赴赤几投资合作，助力赤几实现经济多元化和工业化，实现国家持久健康发展。习近平主席提出的构建人类命运共同体理念以及共建“一带一路”、全球发展倡议、全球安全倡议和全球文明倡议，有利于推动人类和平进步，打造更加美好的世界。赤几高度评价中方为推动政治解决地区热点问题、促进世界和平与发展所作积极努力，愿同中方加强在中非合作论坛、金砖国家等框架内合作，推动全球治理体系朝着更加公平合理的方向发展。赤几坚定奉行一个中国原则，认为世界上只有一个中国，台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分，中华人民共和国政府是代表全中国的唯一合法政府，反对任何形式的“台独”，坚定支持中国政府为实现国家完全统一所作的努力。

会谈后，两国元首共同见证签署关于投资、经济发展、数字经济、绿色发展、落实全球发展倡议等领域多项双边合作文件。

5月28日下午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂同来华进行国事访问的赤道几内亚总统奥比昂举行会谈。会谈后，两国元首共同见证签署多项双边合作文件。这是习近平同奥比昂握手。新华社记者 姚大伟 摄

双方发表《中华人民共和国和赤道几内亚共和国关于建立全面战略合作伙伴关系的联合声明》。

会谈前，习近平和夫人彭丽媛在人民大会堂东门外广场为奥比昂和夫人康斯坦西娅举行欢迎仪式。

5月28日下午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂同来华进行国事访问的赤道几内亚总统奥比昂举行会谈。会谈前，习近平和夫人彭丽媛在人民大会堂东门外广场为奥比昂和夫人康斯坦西娅举行欢迎仪式。新华社记者 李学仁 摄

5月28日下午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂同来华进行国事访问的赤道几内亚总统奥比昂举行会谈。这是会谈前，习近平在人民大会堂东门外广场为奥比昂举行欢迎仪式。新华社记者 张领 摄

5月28日下午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂同来华进行国事访问的赤道几内亚总统奥比昂举行会谈。这是会谈前，习近平在人民大会堂东门外广场为奥比昂举行欢迎仪式。新华社记者 殷博古 摄

5月28日下午，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂同来华进行国事访问的赤道几内亚总统奥比昂举行会谈。这是会谈前，习近平在人民大会堂东门外广场为奥比昂举行欢迎仪式。新华社记者 李学仁 摄

奥比昂抵达时，礼兵列队致敬。两国元首登上检阅台，军乐团奏中赤几两国国歌，天安门广场鸣放21响礼炮。奥比昂在习近平陪同下检阅中国人民解放军仪仗队，并观看分列式。

当晚，习近平和彭丽媛在人民大会堂金色大厅为奥比昂夫妇举行欢迎宴会。

王毅参加上述活动。

Chinese, Equatorial Guinean presidents hold talks, elevate ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Obiang, who is in China on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) -- China and Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday elevated their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation.

This was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, during their talks in Beijing.

Xi said China and Equatorial Guinea are good friends and partners, and their relations feature a high level of political mutual trust.

Since they established diplomatic ties more than half a century ago, the two sides have been helping each other through thick and thin, and firmly supporting each other on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns, he said.

Under the new circumstances, consolidating and developing China-Equatorial Guinea relations conforms to the fundamental interests and common expectations of the two countries and peoples, Xi said.

China firmly supports Equatorial Guinea in safeguarding national sovereignty and independence, opposing foreign interference, and independently exploring its own development path, he said.

China is ready to take the opportunity of elevating bilateral ties to further deepen friendly exchanges with Equatorial Guinea, and exchange experience in reform, development and poverty alleviation to inject lasting impetus into the two countries' traditional friendship, Xi said.

Xi pointed out that China supports Equatorial Guinea's economic and social development, supports the country's efforts to promote economic diversification and industrialization, and is willing to closely synergize the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) achievements and the Belt and Road Initiative with "Equatorial Guinea Agenda 2035" to improve the quality and performance of cooperation in various fields.

China encourages capable Chinese enterprises to invest in Equatorial Guinea, and is willing to share development experience in the fields of agriculture and rural affairs with Equatorial Guinea, continue conducting agricultural technical assistance projects, give full play to the role of Chinese medical teams and China-Equatorial Guinea Friendship Hospital, and deepen medical care, education, exchanges and cooperation in cultural and other fields, to pass on the traditional friendship between the two countries from generation to generation and better benefit the two peoples, Xi said.

Emphasizing that the world today is intertwined with turmoil, the changes unseen in a century are accelerating, and human society is facing unprecedented challenges, Xi said that developing countries need to strengthen solidarity and cooperation more than ever.

China is willing to work with Equatorial Guinea and other developing countries to carry forward the spirit of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, strengthen coordination and cooperation in international affairs, and safeguard the common interests of developing countries and international equity and justice, to build a community with a shared future for humanity, Xi said.

Noting that developing solidarity and cooperation with African countries is an important cornerstone of China's foreign policy, Xi said China is willing to hold a new FOCAC summit with Africa, further carry forward traditional friendship, deepen solidarity and cooperation, discuss future development and cooperation plans, and open a new chapter in building a China-Africa community with a shared future.

Obiang said that China is a great eastern country, a good brother and reliable strategic partner of Equatorial Guinea. Since the two countries established diplomatic relations 54 years ago, their bilateral relations have always maintained a friendly development and are currently at the best period in history. The cooperation between China and Equatorial Guinea has always been based on equality and mutual respect, and is never imposed on others.

Obiang mentioned that Chinese medical teams in Africa, China-Equatorial Guinea Friendship Hospital and other important projects have benefited the local people and become a symbol of friendship between Africa and China. Equatorial Guinea is willing to open its doors to China, welcomes Chinese enterprises to invest and carry out cooperation in Equatorial Guinea to help Equatorial Guinea achieve economic diversification and industrialization, and ensure the lasting and healthy national development.

Obiang said the vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity, the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by President Xi, are conducive to promoting global peace and progress and creating a better world.

Equatorial Guinea highly appreciates China's active efforts in promoting the political settlement of regional hotspot issues and promoting world peace and development, said Obiang. Equatorial Guinea is willing to strengthen cooperation with China within the frameworks of the FOCAC, BRICS and others, to promote a global governance system that is more fair and equitable, he added.

Noting that Equatorial Guinea firmly upholds the one-China principle, Obiang said there is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. The government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. Equatorial Guinea opposes any form of "Taiwan independence" and firmly supports the efforts made by the Chinese government to achieve complete reunification, he said.

The two heads of state witnessed the signing of bilateral cooperation documents on investment, economic development, digital economy, green development, implementing the Global Development Initiative and other fields.

The two sides also issued a joint statement on establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Obiang, who is in China on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Obiang, who is in China on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Obiang, who is in China on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who is in China on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Obiang, who is in China on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday. After their talks, the two heads of state witnessed the signing of bilateral cooperation documents. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, and his wife Constancia Mangue de Obiang, prior to the talks between Xi and Obiang in Beijing, capital of China, May 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Obiang, who is in China on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hold a welcome ceremony for Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, and his wife Constancia Mangue de Obiang, at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People prior to the talks between Xi and Obiang in Beijing, capital of China, May 28, 2024. Xi held talks with Obiang, who is in China on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)