习近平会见毛里塔尼亚总统加兹瓦尼

新华社北京9月3日电（记者 马卓言、吉宁）9月3日晚，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂会见来华出席中非合作论坛北京峰会的毛里塔尼亚总统加兹瓦尼。两国元首宣布，将中毛关系提升为战略伙伴关系。

9月3日晚，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂会见来华出席中非合作论坛北京峰会的毛里塔尼亚总统加兹瓦尼。新华社记者 殷博古 摄

习近平强调，中毛两国是彼此信赖的好朋友、守望相助的好兄弟。双方始终相互尊重，平等相待，政治互信牢固，合作成果丰富，人民友谊深入人心。中方赞赏毛方在涉及中方核心利益问题上同中方坚定站在一起，将一如既往坚定支持毛方走符合自身国情的发展道路。中方愿同毛方推进共建“一带一路”合作，深化渔业、基础设施等领域合作，发挥援毛农业、畜牧业技术示范中心作用，加快菌草种植技术合作，将中毛关系打造成国与国之间友好交往、合作共赢的典范。

习近平赞赏加兹瓦尼作为非盟轮值主席为筹备中非合作论坛北京峰会作出积极贡献，表示中方愿同毛方密切协作，以此次峰会为契机，凝聚中非人民力量，构建高水平中非命运共同体，提升全球南方国家在全球治理中的话语权和代表性，共同维护国际公平正义。

9月3日晚，国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂会见来华出席中非合作论坛北京峰会的毛里塔尼亚总统加兹瓦尼。新华社记者 殷博古 摄

加兹瓦尼表示，毛中友谊牢固深厚，毛方对同中国的友好关系深感自豪。感谢中方为毛里塔尼亚经济社会发展包括抗击新冠疫情提供宝贵支持。毛方坚定恪守一个中国原则，坚决反对一切违反一个中国原则的言行。当前世界面临诸多风险挑战，同中国深化合作是毛里塔尼亚等国实现可持续发展的希望所在。毛中在巴勒斯坦等重大问题上立场高度一致。双方都坚决反对干涉别国内政，呼吁尊重各国独立自主，都反对暴力极端主义。习近平主席提出的共建“一带一路”倡议以及全球发展倡议、全球安全倡议、全球文明倡议，为各国实现共同安全和发展提供了方案，毛方高度赞赏、积极支持，期待同中方密切协作，推动此次中非合作论坛北京峰会取得成功，促进非洲和世界的和平与发展。

王毅参加会见。

Chinese, Mauritanian presidents elevate bilateral ties

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

The two leaders jointly announced the elevation of bilateral ties to a strategic partnership.

Xi emphasized that the two countries have always respected each other and treated each other as equals, with solid political mutual trust, fruitful cooperation and profound people-to-people friendship.

China is willing to advance Belt and Road cooperation with Mauritania, deepen cooperation in fields such as fisheries and infrastructure, leverage the role of China-aided demonstration centers, and enhance cooperation on the cultivation technology of mushroom grass, he said.

Xi lauded Ghazouani's active contribution to the preparations for the upcoming FOCAC summit as the rotating chairman of the African Union.

He said China is ready to work with Mauritania to build a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future, raise the voice and representation of Global South countries in global governance, and jointly safeguard international equity and justice.

Ghazouani thanked China for its valuable assistance to Mauritania's economic and social development.

Mauritania looks forward to coordinating closely with China to make the upcoming summit a success and promote peace and development in Africa and the world at large, Ghazouani added. ■