習近平向第37屆非洲聯盟峰會致賀電

國家主席習近平17日致電祝賀第37屆非洲聯盟峰會召開。

習近平指出，當今世界正值百年未有之大變局，以中國和非洲為代表的“全球南方”蓬勃發展，深刻影響世界歷史進程。非盟團結非洲國家聯合自強，大力推進一體化和自貿區建設。非盟成功加入二十國集團，使非洲在全球治理中的代表性和話語權進一步提升。中方對此表示衷心祝賀。

習近平強調，過去一年裏，中國和非洲關係持續深入發展，中非領導人對話會成功召開，雙方決定相互支援探索各自的現代化道路，共同為實現發展願景創造良好環境。2024年將召開中非合作論壇新一屆會議，我願同非洲國家領導人一道，著眼造福雙方人民，精心規劃中非合作新藍圖，推動共築高水準中非命運共同體。

Xi sends congratulatory message to 37th AU summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a congratulatory message to the 37th African Union (AU) summit.

Xi pointed out that the world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and the Global South represented by China and Africa is booming, which has a profound impact on the course of world history.

The AU brings African countries together to seek strength through unity, and promote integration as well as the building of free trade areas, Xi said.

The AU's successful accession to the G20 has further enhanced Africa's representation and lifted its voice in global governance, and China extends heartfelt congratulations on that, he added.

The Chinese president stressed that over the past year, China-Africa relations have grown deeper. As the China-Africa Leaders' Dialogue was successfully held, the two sides decided to support each other in exploring their modernization paths and jointly create a favorable environment for realizing their development visions, Xi added.

The new session of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is going to be held in 2024, Xi noted.

He said that he stands ready to work with leaders of African countries, with a focus on the benefits of people from both sides, to draw up a new blueprint for China-Africa cooperation and promote the joint building of a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future.