President Xi Jinping accompanies Ghanaian counterpart Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sept 1,
2018. [Photo/Xinhua] President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages on Sunday
with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on the 60th
anniversary of the establishment of China-Ghana diplomatic relations. In his message, Xi noted that since the establishment of bilateral
diplomatic ties 60 years ago, the traditional friendship between China
and Ghana has grown stronger with practical cooperation yielding
fruitful results. China-Ghana relations have shown a sound momentum for all-round
development in recent years, bringing tangible benefits to both peoples,
Xi said. Since the COVID-19 epidemic broke out, Xi said, China and African
countries, including Ghana, have stood by each other in a joint fight
against the disease, which demonstrates the brotherly friendship between
China and Africa who share weal and woe. Stressing that he attaches great importance to the development of
bilateral ties, Xi said he stands ready to work with Akufo-Addo to take
the 60th anniversary as an opportunity to carry forward traditional
friendship, deepen cooperation in various fields under the joint
construction of the Belt and Road and within the framework of the Forum
on China-Africa Cooperation, so as to benefit the two countries and
their peoples, and contribute to the building of a closer China-Africa
community with a shared future. For his part, Akufo-Addo noted that the older generation of leaders
from both sides, including late Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah, late
Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai, jointly initiated
and nurtured the friendly relations between Ghana and China. Over the past 60 years, the two countries have maintained close
high-level exchanges, achieved remarkable results in cooperation in
various fields and worked together to build a peaceful, just and
equitable international order, he said. Noting that Xi has shown extraordinary leadership in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic, Akufo-Addo said that China has won worldwide acclaim
for its assistance and support to countries around the world, including
Ghana, in the anti-virus fight. Ghana, he added, firmly supports the efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic through international solidarity and cooperation. Akufo-Addo also expressed his readiness to work with Xi to
consolidate the traditional friendship, strengthen strategic
coordination and deepen bilateral cooperation.
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