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Comoros and China seek to deepen strategic partnership

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Comorian President Azali Assoumani and China’s ambassador Huang Zheng reaffirmed their desire to deepen the strategic partnership between Moroni and Beijing. The two officials discussed bilateral cooperation, China’s global initiatives and African crises, according to the Comorian presidency.

Comorian President Azali Assoumani and China’s ambassador to the Comoros, Huang Zheng, reaffirmed on 3 November 2026 their desire to deepen the strategic partnership between Moroni and Beijing. The two officials discussed bilateral cooperation and international issues, according to Comores Infos.

Huang Zheng presented China’s vision of a community with a shared future for humanity, as well as four global initiatives and the guidelines of the fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The diplomat said Beijing was ready to turn these guidelines into cooperation projects with the Comoros.

Azali Assoumani welcomed the initiatives of Chinese President Xi Jinping and expressed a wish to intensify exchanges between the two countries in all areas. Comorian diplomatic adviser Djae Ahamada Chanfi and Chinese embassy advisers Xia Yin and Meng Yuhong attended the meeting, according to Comores Infos.

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