Greeting message to China-Africa Media Summit from South African president
At the invitation of President Robert Gabriel Mugabe, I will pay a State visit to Zimbabwe on December 1-2. I am very much looking forward to this first visit to Zimbabwe.
It remains a cornerstone of China's foreign policy to consolidate relations with Zimbabwe and other African nations despite the constant profound and complex changes in the international landscape.
Over the decades since Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, bilateral relations with China have been stable and friendly, observers say, and the upcoming state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping is undoubtedly going to elevate the tie to a new high.
South Africa will host the inaugural Sino-Africa Media Leadership Summit, which will bring together some 200 professionals from the continent and China.
President Xi Jinping left Paris on Monday evening after attending the opening ceremony of the UN climate change conference.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's signed article, which was published in leading Zimbabwean newspapers The Herald and The Sunday Mail, has become a hot topic in Zimbabwe.
The Republic of Zimbabwe in southern Africa is a landlocked country located between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers. It borders South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Mozambique.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attached importance to the relations with Zimbabwe, hence he made it one of the two African countries he is visiting this year, and the visit is expected to raise the China-Zimbabwe all-weather friendship to a new high, China's ambassador to Zimbabwe Huang Ping said Friday.
Zimbabwe welcomes Chinese investment and is eyeing increased economic and trade cooperation with China, cabinet ministers say, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit next week.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday opened a revamped road leading to Harare International Airport, six days before Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit.
Zimbabwe is prioritizing energy cooperation with China to plug energy shortfalls that have affected economic growth, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa.