Gong Zheng meets with Guinea Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana

Today, the Mayor of Shanghai, Gong Zheng, met with the Prime Minister of Guinea, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, and his delegation. Gong Zheng, on behalf of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, warmly welcomed Prime Minister Fofana to Shanghai. Gong Zheng stated that the traditional friendship between China and Guinea is deep, and Shanghai attaches great importance to friendly exchanges with Guinea. In recent years, the practical cooperation between the two sides has achieved positive results. As China's largest economic center, Shanghai is actively promoting high-level opening-up to the outside world and strengthening international cooperation and exchanges. It is hoped that the high-quality construction of the Belt and Road initiative will further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Guinea, achieve a higher level of mutually beneficial cooperation, and bring greater benefits to the people of both places. It is expected that both sides will strengthen cooperation in areas such as energy, technological innovation, port logistics, infrastructure construction, and climate governance, support excellent companies to invest and develop in each other's countries, and share development opportunities. Warmly welcome Guinea companies to continue participating in the Import Expo. This year is the China-Africa Year of Cultural and People-to-People Exchange. It is hoped that this will further deepen exchanges and cooperation in culture, education, tourism, and other fields, and promote mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples.