The Commonwealth of Dominica and the Folks’s Republic of China have signed a brand new part of an Financial and Technical Cooperation Settlement valued at $37 million Jap Caribbean {dollars}, reinforcing greater than 20 years of partnership between the nations.
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The signing ceremony was held on Wednesday on the Chinese language Embassy in Morne Daniel, with Chinese language Ambassador His Excellency Chu Maoming describing the accord as “extra than simply the signing of a doc. It’s a reaffirmation of belief, a deepening of friendship, and a gap up of latest horizons for our partnership.”
Ambassador Chu mentioned the settlement advances 5 key packages introduced by Chinese language President Xi Jinping on the fourth ministerial assembly of the China-CELAC Discussion board in Could, together with Solidarity, Improvement to Civilization, Peace, and Folks-to-Folks Connectivity. He added that it displays the consensus reached by leaders of each nations and underscores joint efforts in a spread of sectors.
Over the previous 21 years since diplomatic relations had been established, the ambassador famous, China and Dominica have cooperated in infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare, schooling, and human sources growth, attaining “outstanding outcomes” for the Caribbean nation.
Overseas Affairs Minister Dr. Vince Henderson praised the initiative, highlighting the timing of the settlement on the eightieth anniversary of the top of Japanese aggression and fascism in opposition to China. “Whereas we bear in mind, we additionally prolong the hand of friendship to nations like Dominica,” Henderson mentioned. He expressed gratitude to President Xi for strengthening ties between China, the Caribbean, and Latin America, emphasizing that the settlement would offer concrete help in areas recognized during the last 20 years.
Dr. Henderson additionally underscored Dominica’s help for China’s territorial integrity, together with its declare over Taiwan, saying the partnership demonstrates the shared values and mutual respect which have guided 21 years of cooperation.
The $37 million cooperation settlement is anticipated to fund packages that additional improve growth and strengthen bilateral relations between Dominica and China.
