Xi congratulates Talon on re-election as Benin's president

Xinhua
22 Apr 2021, 19:14 GMT+10

BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory message to Patrice Talon on his re-election as Benin's president.

In his message, Xi pointed out that China and Benin enjoy profound traditional friendship, adding that in recent years, relations between the two countries have been deepened, with steady progress of cooperation in various fields.

Facing the shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, people from both countries have helped each other in solidarity to overcome the difficulties, he noted.

Xi said that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Benin relations and is ready to work with Talon to push the friendly cooperative relationship between China and Benin to new levels, so as to serve the interests of the two countries and peoples.

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