CHINESE FM WANG YI MEETS WITH LATIN AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS- China to host Latin American and Caribbean States in Beijing on Tuesday
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi held bilateral talks with counterparts from Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela today, ahead of a summit with key Latin American trade partners.
China will host the summit with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Beijing on Tuesday (May 13). Wang Yi will preside over the meeting with foreign ministers or representatives of countries in the CELAC, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
China’s Foreign Ministry also announced on Sunday (May 11) that Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony and deliver a speech.
The China-CELAC Forum, an intergovernmental cooperation platform between China and Latin American and Caribbean nations, has been a vehicle to deepen dialogue between China and the bloc over trade, investment and infrastructure cooperation under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
