China Invites Colombia To Join BRI
October 24th, 2024

Via South China Morning Post, an article on China’s invitation to Colombia to join the BRI:

China has invited Colombia to join the Belt and Road Initiative and is “exploring the possibility of a free-trade agreement” with the South American country, Beijing’s ambassador to Bogota told local media.

Zhu Jingyang’s remarks on the China-centred investment and infrastructure scheme spanning the globe came during a press conference on Tuesday to address topics raised during Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo’s visit to Beijing last week.

The Chinese envoy said the invitation for Colombia to participate in the belt and road plan was extended “about eight or nine months ago, in January”.

“We have already forwarded a draft of the Chinese proposal to their ministries and basically no one has raised any objections,” Zhu added.

Last week Murillo met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice-President Han Zheng. And in a video on the Colombian foreign ministry’s YouTube channel, Murillo confirmed the two sides had agreed to establish a working group to discuss the matter.

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