Gambiaj.com – (BEIJING, China) – The Ministry of Justice of China has expressed its readiness to enhance judicial collaboration with The Gambia, following high-level discussions at the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). The commitment was made during a meeting between China’s Minister of Justice, He Rong, and The Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dawda A. Jallow, held in Beijing.

The dialogue focused on advancing exchanges and cooperation in administrative legislation, law-based administration, and legal services, under the strategic direction of the two nations’ leaders. Both ministers underscored the importance of this collaboration in fostering the implementation of the summit’s outcomes and providing legal frameworks to bolster bilateral trade, investment, and personnel exchanges.

He Rong highlighted President Xi Jinping’s keynote address at the summit’s opening ceremony, where he announced the elevation of China-Africa relations to an “all-weather community with a shared future for the new era.” President Xi also outlined ten partnership actions aimed at modernizing and deepening China-Africa cooperation. He Rong noted that this vision sets a clear path for strengthening legal exchanges and judicial collaboration between China and African nations.

Attorney General Jallow praised China’s progress in promoting the rule of law and expressed a strong commitment to deepening cooperation with China’s Ministry of Justice. He emphasized the need to jointly implement the outcomes of the summit to support the sustained and healthy development of bilateral relations.

The meeting marks a significant step forward in the judicial collaboration between China and The Gambia, reflecting the broader goals of the FOCAC summit to enhance partnerships across multiple sectors in Africa.