President Nangolo Mbumba will hold a courtesy meeting with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, on the margins of the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

FOCAC is scheduled to take place from the 2nd to the 6th of September in Beijing.

The Presidency has announced that discussions between Dr. Mbumba and President Xi would reaffirm the resolve of the two governments to pursue common interests.

Namibia and China appraised their relations to comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, the highest level in foreign policy and embedded on a win-win principle.

Dr. Hengari says Namibia's participation in the FOCAC summit has seen support in the development of various infrastructure projects.

From the 2021 FOCAC summit commitments, Namibia secured grant support for the construction of the Dr. Hage Geingob Freeway, the construction of four rural schools in Zambezi and the two Kavango regions with grant aid of N$343 million, as well as the Satellite Data Receiving Ground Station.

The Presidency says Namibia has also availed opportunities to Chinese companies to invest in various sectors, such as mining.

The FOCAC summit is expected to adopt a declaration and an action plan for 2025-2027.

Dr. Hengari says the Namibian government has submitted its input on the joint declaration already for consideration.