{"id":55760,"date":"2026-04-11T16:01:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T16:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/president-isaias-afwerki-meets-chinas-envoy-to-horn-africa"},"modified":"2026-04-11T16:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T16:44:24","slug":"president-isaias-afwerki-meets-chinas-envoy-to-horn-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/president-isaias-afwerki-meets-chinas-envoy-to-horn-africa","title":{"rendered":"President Isaias Afwerki Meets China&#8217;s Envoy to Horn Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong> <\/span>President Isaias Afwerki met, at the Denden Guest House in the late afternoon hours today, Ambassador Hu Changchun, China\u2019s Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>President Isaias Afwerki re-iterated Eritrea\u2019s readiness to consolidate its constructive engagement with the People\u2019s Republic of China, stressing the imperative for a more prominent role of China in various global and regional matters in these tumultuous times of heightened turmoil and instability.<\/p>\n<p>President Isaias further alluded to Africa\u2019s immense natural and human endowments and underlined the invaluable role that China is expected to play in the development and enhancement of these resources.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Hu Changchun, for his part, expressed China\u2019s readiness to work with Eritrea to deepen the existing bilateral strategic partnership for mutual benefit as well as leverage synergetic development strategies for the joint promotion of peace and stability across the Horn of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was attended by Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Eritrea<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. 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