Xi holds talks with Senegalese president

BEIJING, Sept. 4 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held talks with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and a state visit.

Noting that China and Senegal are friends and partners on the path of national development and revitalization, Xi said the bilateral cooperation has yielded tangible results and benefited the two peoples over the past years.

China is willing to work with Senegal to realize their respective modernization, and advance the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries to a new level, Xi said.