President Xi Jinping accompanies El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY
BEIJING, China (China Daily) — China and El Salvador vowed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas including infrastructure, agriculture, science and technology as President Xi Jinping met with the Central American country’s President Nayib Bukele in Beijing on Tuesday.
Xi said that China is willing to provide assistance to El Salvador within its ability and welcomes El Salvador to jointly build the Belt and Road and turn the two countries’ complementary advantages into mutually beneficial outcomes.
The establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries last year opened the gate of bilateral cooperation, conformed to the trend of historical development and addressed the fundamental interests of both peoples, Xi said.
Xi said that Bukele’s decision to maintain and develop China-El Salvador relations shows a statesman’s strategic insight and spirit of responsibility, adding that he agrees with his counterpart’s opinion that this relationship has a promising future with bright prospects.
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China stands ready to work with El Salvador to enhance mutual trust, expand exchanges and boost cooperation on the basis of mutual respect and noninterference in each other’s internal affairs, Xi said.
He said that China is willing to expand imports of more high-quality products from El Salvador.
China is the Central American country’s second-largest source of imports. Bilateral trade volume between the two countries was $1.09 billion last year, according to the General Administration of Customs.
Xi also called for enhanced bilateral exchanges between all sectors of society, including legislation, political parties, local governments, business and media.
He said China welcomes people from all walks of life in El Salvador to visit China and strengthen people-to-people exchanges to push for the long-term, sound and stable development of bilateral ties.
