Senior Chinese official meets with Cuban FM

Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, meets with Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, who is here to attend the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum, in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese official Li Xi on Monday met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, who is in China to attend the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-Latin America Forum, in Beijing.

Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the construction of a China-Cuba community with a shared future continues to yield new outcomes.

This year marks the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Cuba. China will, as always, firmly support Cuba in pursuing a socialist development path in line with its national conditions, Li said.

China is also willing to deepen political mutual trust with Cuba, strengthen exchange and mutual learning, enhance strategic cooperation, and promote the continuous development of the special friendly relations between the two parties and countries, Li added.

For his part, Rodriguez said that Cuba thanks China for its great support for Cuba's economic and social development. Cuba firmly adheres to the one-China principle, and is willing to deepen the friendly relations between the two countries and promote the development of Latin America-China relations.

Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, meets with Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, who is here to attend the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum, in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)