To strengthen cooperation in these fields, the mayor of Shanghai met with the President of Burundi, who is known as the "Heart of Africa" President of Burundi | Cultural Exchange | Burundi
Gong Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai, met with President Ndayishmiye of Burundi and his delegation today.
Gong Zheng, on behalf of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, extended a warm welcome to the President of Burundi and the members of the delegation to Shanghai. Gong Zheng said that China and Burundi are "all-weather" friends and "all-round" partners with profound traditional friendship. Currently, Shanghai is deepening the construction of an international economic, financial, trade, shipping, and science and technology innovation center in accordance with the central positioning, and accelerating the construction of a socialist modern international metropolis with global influence. Burundi is known as the "Heart of Africa". We are looking forward to deepening exchanges with Burundi and strengthening economic, trade and investment cooperation. We warmly welcome Burundi enterprises to make their appearance at the 6th International Expo, bring more products and services to Shanghai and China, and focus on practical cooperation in agriculture, new energy, infrastructure and other fields. We also encourage Shanghai enterprises to invest and start businesses in Burundi. At the same time, we hope to strengthen cultural exchanges between the two countries, enhance personnel exchanges, and deepen the friendship between the two countries.
Ndayishmiye said that China and Burundi have a traditional friendship and have profound friendship and mutual trust. Shanghai is a beautiful metropolis and has made amazing development achievements. I hope to learn from it and cooperate with enterprises in Shanghai to better promote the development of Burundi.
Zhao Jiangping, Chinese Ambassador to Burundi, Hua Yuan, Vice Mayor of Shanghai, Shingiro, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation of Burundi, Ilam Bona, Ambassador of Burundi to China and other officials attended the meeting.