On November 6, 2023, Director-General of the Department of African Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Wu Peng and Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Burundi Ferdinand Bashikako held the seventh round of political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries in Beijing. The two sides had an exchange of views on China-Burundi relations and practical cooperation, meetings of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, and international and regional hotspot issues of mutual interest and concern.

Wu Peng said that Burundi is China's all-weather friend and all-round cooperation partner, and China warmly congratulates Burundi on being successfully elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2024-2026 term, and thanks Burundi for its consistent and strong support on issues involving China's core interests and major concerns. China stands ready to strengthen communication and coordination with the Foreign Ministry of Burundi to jointly follow through on the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state at their meeting this year, and push for the continuous improvement of China-Burundi relations.

Ferdinand Bashikako spoke highly of Burundi-China relations, and thanked China for making important contribution to Burundi's economic and social development for a long time, in particular speaking up for justice for Burundi on multilateral occasions many times. Ferdinand Bashikako highly appreciated the outcomes of practical cooperation between Burundi and China, and said that Burundi is ready to further deepen exchanges and cooperation with China in such fields as infrastructure, trade and investment, food security, and medical health, and strengthen communication and coordination, so as to push for the greater development of Burundi-China relations.