Chinese FM Wang Yi meets Costa Rica Minister of Foreign Affairs

NEW YORK - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship Arnoldo Andre TinocoAndre Tinoco on Saturday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly's 77th session.

According to Wang, Costa Rica is a friend country to China in Central America and has been advanced to a new level under the strategic direction of the two heads of state, he said, adding that China and Costa Rica always understand each other and treat each other as equals.

The new Costa Rican government appreciates the country's commitment to the one-China principle and has not allowed any form of Taiwan independence moves in the country, which has consolidated the political foundation of bilateral relations, Wang said.

China will continue to support Costa Rica's legitimate demand to protect sovereignty, independence and development interests, and open up new opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides through high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, he said.

In order to expand international cooperation platforms, Wang welcomed Costa Rica to participate in the Global Development Initiative GDI and the Global Security Initiative GSI.

Andre said that Costa Rica firmly abides by the one-China principle and is ready to participate in the GDI and GSI. He thanked China for support of Costa Rica's fight against the COVID 19 epidemic and floods.

He said that the new Costa Rican government places high importance on bilateral relations and looks forward to deepening practical cooperation and accelerating key infrastructure cooperation projects on the basis of a free trade agreement, so as to inject new impetus to bilateral relations.