Celebrating 60 Years
China-sudan relations reaching new heights
February 4, 2019 was a big day for Sudan and China ties as the two countries celebrated the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations. On this auspicious occasion, Sudanese Ambassador to China, spoke to Chinafrica on a number of topics. These included China’s peacekeeping troops in Darfur, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and agricultural cooperation. An edited version of the interview follows:
Ahmed Shawer, Ahmed Mahgoub What are some of the highlights of the current relationship between China and Sudan?
At first I wish to convey my congratulations to the peoples of the two friendly countries.
As our two countries are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, we are looking with pride and satisfaction at what has been achieved and at what opportunities exist in the future to take the relations further. During the last 60 years, Sudan and China have accomplished many political and economic achievements which have brought considerable benefits to both countries.
Besides the mutual understanding in political issues, Sudan and China also enjoy good economic relations; cooperation in the oil sector in Sudan is a successful model for South-south cooperation. It is the successful model which has inspired the whole African continent to follow and proves that China is a trusted partner. Sudan’s stability and development in recent years have been maintained thanks to China’s sincere partnership which contributed majorly in this regard.
In 2015, Sudan and China signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement which can be considered as a milestone in the history of the relationship. Since 2015, the two friendly countries have developed their cooperation and found new areas to implement the principal of mutual benefits.