President Xi Jinping's wife Peng Liyuan met Antoinette Sassa Nguesso, wife of the President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), for tea.
Peng Liyuan welcomed Antoinette, who is accompanying President Denise Sassou-Nguesso to China for the China-Africa Cooperation Forum 2024 and is on a state visit to China, and was happy to recall the memorable experience of accompanying President Xi Jinping on his visit to Congo (Brazzaville). Peng Liyuan appreciated Antoinette's long-term commitment to promoting the development of healthcare in Africa, said that the Chinese and Congolese (Brazzaville) people are close to each other and help each other, and looked forward to strengthening exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two sides for the benefit of the Chinese, Congolese and African people.
Antoinette thanked China, especially Peng Liyuan, for its valuable support in promoting health care for African people and the development of women and children, and expressed her readiness to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China in the fields of health care and education to contribute to the deepening of African-Chinese friendship.