Xi Jinping meets Prince Albert II of Monaco
On February 6, 2022 in the afternoon, President Xi Jinping met with Prince Albert II of Monaco at the Great Hall of the People.
Xi Jinping recalled with pleasure the “Olympic link” with Prince Albert II. “Since my state visit to Monaco in 2019, relevant departments of both countries have sufficiently implemented our important consensuses, China-Monaco relations have witnessed new development, and exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in areas such as communications, environmental protection, sports and art have yielded fruitful results. In particular, companies from both countries have jointly set up a 5G network in Monaco, the first of its kind in the world that covers an entire country. China-Monaco relations have become a model of friendly exchanges and mutual benefits between countries of different sizes, histories and cultures,” Xi said. He said he is convinced that China-Monaco relations will continue to develop in a sustained and healthy manner.
Xi stressed that the two sides should uphold their traditional friendship and political mutual trust, and step up communication and coordination in multilateral institutions including the United Nations and in international affairs, so as to jointly uphold multilateralism. “China would like more Monegasque enterprises to participate in the China International Import Expo, increase investment in China, take an active part in international cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative » » and explore cooperation in third-party markets. It welcomes Monaco’s participation in the second phase of the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The two sides should diversify human and cultural exchanges, carry out cooperation in language teaching, facilitate mutual visits and performances of artistic organizations, organize cultural and artistic exhibitions in each of the two countries, and develop cooperation in education and tourism. »
Prince Albert II congratulated China on the success of the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, saying that this event sent a strong message of peace and solidarity to the world, which is exactly what the planet urgently needs it. “I applaud the important message delivered by President Xi Jinping in his speech at the welcome banquet yesterday noon and believe that China has made more great contributions to world peace and development. The people of Monaco still remember President Xi Jinping’s successful state visit to Monaco three years ago. Monaco is committed to advancing healthy relations with China and promoting more fruitful cooperation between the two parties in areas such as economy, trade, communications, environmental protection, maritime affairs and the biodiversity . Monaco supports China in hosting the second phase of the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Kunming. »
Ding Xuexiang, Yang Jiechi, Wang Yi and He Lifeng were present at the meeting.