China and Senegal have resumed diplomatic ties at ambassadorial level, the Foreign Ministry said in Beijing yesterday.

 

Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and Senegalese State Minister of Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio signed a joint communiqué on the resumption of diplomatic relations on behalf of their respective governments on Tuesday morning.

 

According to the communiqué, the resumption of ties is in accordance with the "interests and aspiration of the two peoples."

 

They agreed to resend ambassadors to each other's countries and enable the work of each other's embassies on an equal footing, the communiqué said.

 

It also said the government supports the efforts made by the Senegalese government to safeguard state sovereignty and develop its economy.

 

The Senegalese government recognized that there is only one China in the world, that the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing the whole of China and that Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory.

 

The government expressed appreciation in the communiqué of the above stance adopted by the Senegalese government.

 

After the signing ceremony, Li and Gadio held official talks during which they exchanged views on bilateral ties and issues of common interest.

 

Foreign Ministry sources quoted by Xinhua News Agency said Premier Wen Jiabao and State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan also had meetings with Gadio on Tuesday.

 

(Xinhua News Agency October 26, 2005)