The signing ceremony of MOU on the road projects in Kosrae State and Yap State between China International Development Cooperation Agency and Department of Transportation, Communications & Infrastructure (TC&I) of the FSM was held in the Department of Foreign Affairs on March 26. H.E. Wu Wei, Chinese Ambassador to the FSM, and T.H. Edward Albert, Acting Secretary of the Department of TC&I, signed the MOU on behalf of the competent authorities of the two countries. T.H. Lorin S. Robert, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and other officials attended the ceremony.

Wu said that the signing of the MOU on the road projects is a concrete measure to implement the important consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and President Wesley W. Simina, an important outcome of the bilateral meeting between Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and Vice President Aren B. Palik in Boao, and a practical action to jointly promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and implement the Global Development Initiative. China is willing to strengthen practical cooperation with the FSM on the basis of the one-China principle and push forward the in-depth development of China-FSM Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for the benefit of the two peoples.

Robert and other officials thanked China for its long-term support and assistance to the FSM, saying that the FSM side will continue to firmly adhere to the one-China policy, deepen friendly cooperation with China and promote the continuous development of bilateral relations.