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Director-General of the Department of African Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Wu Peng Meets with the Leading Official of ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia

2022-09-29 23:55

On September 29, 2022, Director-General of the Department of African Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Wu Peng met with the Personal Envoy of the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Director of the ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia Pierre Krähenbühl at the latter's request.

Wu Peng briefed him on China-Africa practical cooperation and China's humanitarian assistance to Africa, expressed appreciation of the ICRC cooperation with Africa, and noted that China stands ready to carry out coordination and cooperation with the ICRC in agriculture, health and other fields by leveraging the two sides’ strengths in  cooperation with Africa and on the basis of fully respecting the African countries’ will, so as to jointly promote peace and development in Africa.

Pierre Krähenbühl spoke highly of the positive role the Chinese side has played in advancing peace and stability in Africa and promoting economic and social development, noting that the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and the Ukraine crisis, among others, are posing challenges to Africa's sustainable development, and that the ICRC is ready to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Chinese side to jointly advance the humanitarian cause in Africa.

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