Beijing, May 28th—Li Mingxiang, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with a delegation led by Ahferom Ghebremariam, Director General for Political Education and Agitation of People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) of Eritrea. Li spoke positively of the relations between the two Parties and the two countries, and expressed that the CPC is willing to take the 30th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the two Parties as an opportunity, and the important consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and President Isaias Afwerki as the guidance, to strengthen high-level exchanges and strategic communication, work faster to implement the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), deepen exchanges and mutual learning of experience in state governance and administration, strengthen solidarity and cooperation in international affairs, and promote the in-depth development of China-Eritrea strategic partnership. 

Ahferom said, Eritrea and China are good friends whose friendship stands out in times of adversity. Eritrea thanks China for its long-term valuable support for opposing external interference and promoting national development. Eritrea looks forward to further learning from China's experience and practices in areas such as poverty alleviation and cadre training, deepening exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two Parties and the two countries, and pushing Eritrea-China relations to a new level.