Chinese president receives credentials of 10 ambassadors

BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua/GNA) – Chinese
President Xi Jinping received the credentials of 10 new ambassadors to China at
the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday.

The ambassadors were Didier Dacko from Mali;
Lechoo Daniel Setenane from Lesotho; Naghmana A. Hashimi from Pakistan; Mohamed
A. Al-Dehaimi from Qatar; Graham Hugh Fletcher from Australia; Martin Chedondo
from Zimbabwe; Andre Unga from Estonia; Raja Nushirwan from Malaysia; Aishath
Azeema from the Maldives; and Saramady Toure from Guinea.

Xi said China attached great importance to
developing friendly relations with the countries, and was ready to deepen
political mutual trust, expand pragmatic cooperation and jointly promote the
Belt and Road Initiative to benefit the people of different countries.

The Chinese government will facilitate and
support the work of the ambassadors, and hopes that the ambassadors will play
an active role in deepening friendship between China and their countries and
promoting bilateral ties, Xi said.

The ambassadors conveyed greetings from
their state leaders to Xi, and congratulated China on its achievements made in
the 70 years since 1949.

They expressed the hope of their countries
to participate in the Belt and Road Initiative and their readiness to push
forward ties with China.

Xi also received a letter of appointment
presented by UN Resident Coordinator in China Nicholas Rosellini, and stressed
China’s support for multilateralism and for the United Nations to play a bigger
role. 

GNA