Organized by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the Embassy of CaboVerde in China, reception for the 40th  anniversary of China-Cabo Verde diplomatic relations was held in Beijing on April 25. Almost 200 guests from China and abroad, including Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Mr. Chen Xiaoguang, CPAFFC Vice President Ms. Lin Yi, Ambassador of Cabo Verde to China Ms. Tania Romualdo and Advisor to the President of Cabo Verde Amb. Arnaldo Delcado, attended the function.

Ms. Lin Yi addressed that in the past 40 years, China and Cabo Verde have maintained a healthy and fast-growing relationship. She hoped that both countries could take the 40th anniversary as an opportunity, to further strengthen the traditional friendship, to elevate the local cooperation and people-to-people exchange to a new level, so as to better benefit the people of both countries.

Amb. Romualdo said that, the success of Cabo Verde during the past 40 years strongly relied on the excellent cooperation with China. We were now in the spring season of our relations. Cabo Verde attached great importance to its relations with China and would take care of the seeds of friendship to allow them to grow root, blossom and bear fruits.

 During the reception, Ambassador Romualdo, on behalf of the Government of Cabo Verde, awarded Mr. Zhao Yongqing, China’s former economic counselor to Cabo Verde, in recognition of his contribution to the bilateral relations during his tenure.