President Xi Jinping has confirmed his attendance to the APEC Summit in November this year, a press release from the Office of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea confirmed yesterday.
The announcement of his attendance was confirmed by the Prime Minister Peter O’Neill last week during a meeting with China Export-Import (EXIM) Bank Vice President, Mr. Sun Ping, in Port Moresby last week.
Prime Minister O’Neill welcomed the intended visit by President Xi to Papua New Guinea during APEC Leader’s Week and said this will also provide the opportunity for him to see first-hand a number of development projects undertaken in Papua New Guinea with China.
“China is providing support for APEC 2018 Papua New Guinea and we look forward to hosting President Xi in November,” PM O’Neill said.
He said, both countries are looking to the delivery of concrete outcomes from the current APEC year hosted by Papua New Guinea.
The Prime Minister also said, China is a strong development partner with PNG and the government looks forward to developing additional projects. “We have a very clear one-China policy in Papua New Guinea and work together on a range of projects and initiatives that deliver clear benefits for our country and the broader global economy”.
“This includes infrastructure delivery and interests of mutual benefit such as dealing with climate change.
“With the recent re-election of Xi Jinping as the President of the People’s Republic of China, and the continuation of China’s development programs, I anticipate we will identify additional opportunities to increase engagement,” Prime Minister O’Neill said.
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