On December 24, the Chinese Embassy in Eritrea held a China-Eritrea Youth Round-table Conference. H.E.Li Xiang, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Eritrea, Mr.Saleh Ahmedin, President of National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students(NUEYS), young diplomats of the embassy and representatives of the NUEYS attended the conference.

Ambassador Li Xiang said that young people are the hope of the country and the future of the nation, and are the main force to turn future into reality. Chinese and Eritrean youths shoulder the important mission of strengthening exchanges and cooperation in various fields between China and Eritrea and promoting China-Eritrea friendship. President Xi Jinping announced at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation(FOCAC) that in the next three years, 60,000 training opportunities will be provided for African women and youths. China-Africa youth exchanges and cooperation have broad prospects. The Chinese Embassy is ready to take this opportunity to carry out more personnel exchanges, capacity building and other aspects of cooperation with the NUEYS, and continuously enrich the connotation of the China-Eritrea Strategic Partnership.

President Saleh expressed his thanks to the embassy for hosting this event, reviewed the profound historical friendship between Eritrea and China and the close cooperation in various fields since the establishment of diplomatic relations 31 years ago, and pointed out that the friendly relations between the two countries benefited the people of both countries. President Saleh said that today’s event held by the Chinese Embassy is an example of the deepening Strategic Partnership between the two countries. He hopes to hold more forms of youth exchange activities with the Chinese Embassy in the future to further strengthen the exchanges and cooperation between the youth to promote more friendly cooperation between the two countries.