"I will serve as a 'salesman' to promote Kenya to China." On the eve of attending the third "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum in China, Kenyan President William Ruto accepted a joint interview with Chinese media in the capital Nairobi.
Ruto said that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative is deeply aligned with Kenya's 2030 national development vision and will help Kenya's development. Kenya is willing to work with China to deepen the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Cooperation in various fields.
Talking about the upcoming "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum, Ruto said that he looked forward to sharing the experience of jointly building the "Belt and Road" with all parties in Beijing, and jointly discussing how to open a new chapter and inject more into Kenya-China and even Africa-China cooperation. Vitality, "I hope more Chinese companies will see Kenya's vitality and investment prospects. We welcome more Chinese companies to invest and build factories in Kenya."
This is Ruto's first visit to China as president. Ruto spoke highly of Kenya-China relations. He said that in recent years, Kenya-China relations have achieved leapfrog development and political mutual trust has reached new heights. Kenya-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership continues to move forward, and cooperation between the two countries is at the forefront of Africa-China cooperation.
Statistics show that Kenya is now China’s largest trading partner in East Africa, and China is Kenya’s largest trading partner and largest source of imports. Ruto said that the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries has strong momentum, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges such as education and culture have developed in depth. "The Belt and Road Initiative is a veritable road to prosperity."
In recent years, Chinese companies have frequently participated in Kenya’s green development process. The Garissa Photovoltaic Power Station in northeastern Kenya, built by a Chinese company, is currently the largest photovoltaic power station in East Africa. The Soxian Geothermal Power Station constructed by a Chinese enterprise was put into operation and began delivering electricity at the end of June this year, becoming the first geothermal power station in Africa that was completely independently completed by a Chinese enterprise from design, product production to construction and commissioning.
Ruto said that Africa is a young continent full of vitality, and African countries can learn from China's development path. Over the past decade, Africa-China cooperation has continued to expand and deepen under the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative. "Various achievements show that the ten years of jointly building the 'Belt and Road' have been a successful decade." He said that more and more Chinese companies are investing in Africa, and the infrastructure of many African countries, including Kenya, has been helped by China. It has taken on a new look and greatly promoted local economic and social development.
Ruto pointed out that African countries highly appreciate China's practical actions to implement multilateralism. From the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative to the global development initiative, global security initiative and global civilization initiative, they all show that China is committed to promoting the realization of the beautiful vision of common development of all countries. Kenya supports and actively participates in the important initiatives proposed by China.
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