The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, Veronica Makamo, reiterated at the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Dakar, Senegal, that she would relations with China. Ma said that the FOCAC three-year action plan adopted at this meeting is in line with the aspirations of the people of all countries. Mozambique and China need to continuously deepen and strengthen cooperation to jointly prevent and combat the new crown virus, so that the national economy can recover as soon as possible.

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Ma proposed six areas for the China-Africa partnership and said they must be aligned with the AU Agenda 2063. Mozambique and China need to deepen cooperation on issues of common concern on the international stage and increase trade between Mozambique and China. Under the preferential trade policy, Mozambique hopes that China will further open the Chinese market to African products, provide multi-channel funds for production capacity cooperation projects, help Mozambique to speed up the process of agricultural modernization and industrialization, and provide more professional and technical training for small and medium-sized enterprises.

In addition, the foreign minister expressed his gratitude and respect for the announcement by Chinese President Xi Jinping in his speech at the opening ceremony of the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation on November 29 that "an additional 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be provided to the African continent". During Dakar, Ma held a working meeting with Senegalese Foreign Minister Essata Tarsal, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and discussed bilateral issues. Mozambique and China maintain the same cooperation and position in international politics.Editor/XingWentao