Mauritanian leader eyes closer partnership

As African leaders gather in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani said the widely watched event will boost solidarity and cooperation and facilitate the building of a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future.

In an exclusive interview with China Daily, Ghazouani, who is also the rotating chairman of the African Union, expressed strong appreciation for China's principles of sincerity, real results, amity and good faith in its Africa policy.

"I highly appreciate China making solidarity and cooperation for mutual interests with African countries the cornerstone of its Africa policy, which focuses on cooperation and driving African development for the better," he said.