Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Burundi
On August 11, 2025, HE Ambassador Edouard BIZIMANA, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, received in audience the Chinese Ambassador to Burundi, Ms. Zhao Jiangping, for a courtesy visit.
In general, Ms. Zhao Jiangping came to convey the congratulatory message from the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Mr. Wang Yi. They also discussed issues of common interest and the prospects for boosting bilateral relations between Burundi and China, particularly through strengthening existing cooperation frameworks and exploring new areas of common interest.
The two countries support each other and exchange delegations at high levels. China is involved in various sectors in Burundi: in the education sector, notably through the construction of school infrastructure and the annual organization of short-term bilateral and multilateral training courses and seminars in China for Burundian executives (more than 200 per year). The Chinese Government awards long-term university scholarships for Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees each year (an average of 40 per year) and the Confucius Institute (CI) at the University of Burundi (UB), which offers Chinese language courses and cultural activities (cooking, martial arts, calligraphy, etc.).
In the health sector, since 1987, the Government of the People’s Republic of China has established a cooperation mechanism called “Medical Mission”. In Burundi, Chinese cooperators have been assigned to certain hospitals in Bujumbura and those in the interior of the country and each team has a batch of Chinese medicines that it manages and uses, the construction of a Modern General Hospital in Mpanda as well as the supply of medical equipment. It also operates in the humanitarian, artistic, telecommunications, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, security, good governance and other sectors.