Beijing, September 2nd--Roch Marc Christian Kabore, President of Burkina Faso who was in China for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, visited the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC) and met here today on the afternoon with Song Tao, Minister of the IDCPC.

Song spoke highly of President Kabore’s leading of Burkina Faso to make the right decision to resume diplomatic relations with China, and expressed that since the resumption of diplomatic relations, the relations between the two countries have enjoyed a sound development momentum, with cooperation in various fields carried out in an orderly manner. The ruling parties of the two countries, as the constitutors of policies and the guides of public opinion, have played a political guiding role in the development of bilateral relations. The CPC stands ready to take this visit of the President as an opportunity to promote the two parties to officially establish and comprehensively develop the relations featuring friendly exchanges and cooperation, so as to consolidate the political and public opinion foundation for China-Burkina Faso relations.

Kabore expressed that Burkina Faso is satisfied with the resumption and development of Burkina Faso-China relations. China has moved from poverty to prosperity, giving hope to Burkina Faso and other backward African countries. The core leading role the CPC has played and its strong leadership set up an example for the People’s Movement for Progress (MPP) of Burkina Faso and other ruling parties of African countries. President Xi Jinping and Kabore reached important consensus on strengthening the relations between the two parties during their talks. The MPP hopes to rapidly establish and develop the relations featuring friendly exchanges and cooperation with the CPC and learn from the CPC’s experience in party governance and state administration.

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