China is willing to jointly implement the important consensus...

China is willing to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, firmly support each other's core interests, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and promote the development of people-to-people friendship, Shen said.

China is ready to deepen exchanges and cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, aiming to build a stronger and more dynamic comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with the DRC, Shen said.

For his part, Tshisekedi sincerely thanked Xi for sending a special envoy to attend his inauguration ceremony and asked Shen to convey his sincere greetings and best wishes to his Chinese counterpart.

Tshisekedi spoke highly of the progress made in the cooperation package of "resource for projects" between the DRC and China, emphasizing that the DRC highly values the traditional friendship between the two countries.

The DRC firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is ready to deepen cooperation with China in key areas such as mining, so as to push bilateral relations to a higher level, he added.