Political Consultations between the Government of Burundi and the Government of the People’s Republic of China

On tuesday november 29, 2022, political consultations were held by videoconference between the Government of Burundi and the Government of the People’s Republic of China. The Burundian Delegation was led by the Minister’s Assistant Mr. Syldie MANIREREKANA and that of China was led by the Director General of the Department of African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Mr. WU PENG.

The discussions focused on bilateral cooperation between the Government of Burundi and the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the issue of security in the region. The Government of Burundi affirms that China is a reliable partner for the development of Burundi and that the two countries have a relationship of friendship and solid cooperation.

The two parties discussed cooperation in the various sectors of the country’s life. In the agriculture sector, they discussed projects such as the exchange of agricultural experts for the high-level dispatch for the 5th phase with 22 demonstration villages. In the infrastructure sector, the projects for the deviation of the National Road N01, the rehabilitation, extension and modernization of the Melchior NDADAYE International Airport, supply of 68,000 stadium chairs and 10,000 pieces of sheet metal, in the Health sector the dispatch of a team from the Chinese Medical Mission for the 21st phase, in the education sector, the training of Burundian executives, and finally in the energy sector where the Burundian Party reiterated its thanks to the Chinese Party for the RUZIBAZI hydroelectric power plant officially inaugurated on September 06, 2022 by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Burundi Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE. They also exchanged on projects in the trade sector.

Note that the last consultation between these two countries took place in october 2021.