On February 18, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi met with Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi in New York.

Wang Yi said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Somalia 65 years ago, the two countries have always respected and supported each other and treated each other as equals. Last year, President Xi Jinping and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a meeting on the sidelines of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and decided to upgrade bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, which has drawn a new blueprint for bilateral cooperation. The Chinese side is ready to work with the Somali side to implement the outcomes of the Beijing Summit in Somalia and help Somalia achieve stability and development. Somalia is welcome to actively participate in the ten partnership actions for China and Africa to jointly advance modernization, and effectively use China's zero-tariff policy for the least-developed African countries.

Wang Yi extended congratulations to Somalia on its assumption of the post of non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, China is ready to take this opportunity to work with all parties, including Somalia, to renew the founding mission of the United Nations, reaffirm the commitment to multilateralism, make global governance fairer and more equitable, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the majority of developing countries.

Ahmed Moalim Fiqi said that Somalia highly appreciates the work done by China as the rotating President of the Security Council for February and congratulates China on successfully chairing the Security Council high-level meeting, which once again demonstrates China's vital leadership in safeguarding the common interests of the Global South and defending international fairness and justice. The friendship between Somalia and China has a solid foundation. He thanked China for upholding justice for Somalia in the international arena, and said that Somalia firmly abides by the one-China principle and opposes all words and deeds that undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Somali side is willing to take the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Somalia and China as an opportunity to strengthen high-level exchanges with the Chinese side, synergize and implement the outcomes of the Beijing Summit, and push for new achievements in Somalia-China relations.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on issues of common interest and concern.