🎉 Cheers to a year of friendship! China and Honduras just celebrated their first anniversary of diplomatic ties, and it's been nothing short of amazing. Over 400 people gathered at the Chinese embassy in Honduras to mark this milestone, including key officials who are super excited about the future. 🌟
'Still in the Honeymoon Phase'
Since signing a joint communique a year ago, China and Honduras have been on a roll! 🚀 The two countries are already seeing tangible results in various fields. Chinese Ambassador to Honduras Yu Bo shared that the total trade volume between the two nations shot up by 21% in 2023, reaching a whopping $1.91 billion. 💰 And get this—Honduras' exports to China have almost tripled! 😲
In June 2023, China started importing fresh bananas, coffee beans, and aquatic products from Honduras, boosting Honduras' exports to China to $81.17 million that year. 🍌☕🐟 Talk about a fruitful partnership!
Honduran Minister of Economic Development Fredis Cerrato told us, \"Chinese can be deep partners in the development of Honduras… In a year, we have made much progress.\" He added, \"We are still in the honeymoon phase.\" ❤️
Growing Together on All Fronts
During the celebration, a series of documents were signed, including a cooperation agreement where China will allocate $275 million to help build schools across Honduras. 🏫📚 Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina mentioned that they're also advancing in investment, technology, infrastructure, and media. 🎯
Just a few days ago, the two countries wrapped up a new round of negotiations on the China-Honduras Free Trade Agreement in Beijing. Since July 2023, they've carried out four rounds of negotiations, making positive progress in trade, services, investment, and more. 🌐
Reina believes that the relationship between China and Honduras will continue to blossom in culture, economy, and many other fields. \"We will also support each other in multilateral cooperative development initiatives,\" he said. 🤝
Looks like this is just the beginning of a beautiful friendship! 💕
Reference(s):
One year of China, Honduras diplomatic ties: More results, big growth
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