Xi Jinping talks with Algerian President Teburn in the Great Hall of the People | State Visit | Xi Jinping
On the afternoon of July 18, President Xi Jinping held talks at the Great Hall of the People with Algerian President Teburn, who was on a state visit to China.
65 years ago, the common cause of opposing imperialism and colonialism, and striving for national independence and liberation brought our two countries together. For 65 years, China and Algeria have always shared weal and woe, stood by each other, understood and supported each other, and are sincere friends and natural partners on the path of pursuing common development and national rejuvenation. The Chinese side is comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization, and the Algerian side is striving to build a "new Algeria". The Chinese side is willing to work together with the Afghan side to carry forward traditional friendship and promote greater development of the China Arab comprehensive strategic partnership.
The two sides should work together to implement important cooperation documents such as the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", deepen cooperation in traditional fields such as infrastructure, petrochemicals, minerals and agriculture, expand cooperation in high-tech fields such as aerospace, nuclear energy, information communication and renewable energy, and foster new growth points of cooperation. China is willing to continue to provide assistance to the Afghan side to the best of its ability, support the economic and social development of Afghanistan, import more high-quality products from Afghanistan, and encourage and support Chinese enterprises to cooperate in Afghanistan. This year marks the 60th anniversary of China's dispatch of medical teams to Algeria. Over the past 60 years, China has dispatched 3522 medical and nursing personnel to Afghanistan, treating over 27 million patients and delivering over 2.07 million newborns, setting a monument to the friendship between China and Afghanistan. China is willing to continue to deepen medical and health cooperation with Afghanistan, provide government scholarships to Afghanistan, promote friendly cooperation in news, tourism, youth, sports, think tanks and other fields, and consolidate the public opinion foundation of the two countries.
Congratulations to Afghanistan on being elected as a non permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period of 2024-2025. We are willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Afghanistan in multilateral occasions such as the United Nations, firmly uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, practice true multilateralism, defend international fairness and justice, and safeguard the common interests of developing countries.
Teben stated that China is Algeria's most important friend and partner. Thank China for providing all kinds of valuable support to Afghanistan for a long time. Afghanistan firmly supports China's position on issues of core interests such as Taiwan and Xinjiang, supports China's global development initiative, global security initiative and global civilization initiative, and is willing to actively participate in the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership between Afghanistan and China, and help Afghanistan achieve national economic and social development. The Afghan side welcomes Chinese enterprises to invest and cooperate in Afghanistan, is willing to provide a good business environment, welcomes more Chinese tourists to travel to Afghanistan, and is willing to strengthen practical cooperation in various fields and deepen cultural exchanges and cooperation with China. The current international situation is very unbalanced. We appreciate the crucial role played by China in promoting the construction of a more open and inclusive world and the formation of a more just and reasonable international order. We appreciate the constructive role played by China in fairly resolving hot issues in Palestine and other regions, promoting regional and world peace and stability, and are willing to closely cooperate with China in strategic cooperation in international and regional affairs. The Afghan side highly recognizes the important role played by the China Arab Cooperation Forum and the China Africa Cooperation Forum in promoting the development of China Arab and China Africa relations, and is willing to work together with China to elevate China Arab and China Africa cooperation to a new level and better benefit the people of both sides.
After the meeting, the two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of multiple bilateral cooperation documents in fields such as agriculture, transportation, technology, telecommunications, urban sustainable development, trade, aerospace, inspection and quarantine, energy, education, sports, etc.
Both sides issued a joint statement between the People's Republic of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria.
Before the talks, Xi Jinping held a welcoming ceremony for Teburn in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People.
When Teben arrived, 21 salute guns were fired at Tiananmen Square, and the salute soldiers lined up to pay their respects. The two heads of state stepped onto the reviewing platform, and the military band played the national anthems of China and Afghanistan.
That night, Xi Jinping held a welcome banquet for Teburn in the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People.
Wang Yi participated in the above activities.