Ambassador Fan Yong Attended the Spring Festival Gala Night for Overseas Chinese in Botswana in 2025

2025-01-21 14:38

On January 18, 2025, Chinese Ambassador to Botswana H.E. Mr. Fan Yong attended the Spring Festival Gala Night of Chinese in Botswana in 2025, hosted by the Botswana Chinese Central Chamber of Commerce and the Gaborone Overseas Chinese Service Center.



Ambassador Fan extended his most sincere holiday greetings and New Year blessings to the Chinese and compatriots in Botswana, saying that the year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Botswana, and it is also the first year to implement the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, showing the beginning of a new phase of the bilateral relations between China and Botswana. The Chinese Embassy in Botswana will always uphold the principle of “Diplomacy for the People” and provide high-quality consular services for Chinese people in Botswana.



Assistant Minister for State President Honourable Ms. Maipelo Mophuting, and the Minister of the Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs Honourable Ms. Lesego Chombo attended the gala event. On behalf of President H.E. Mr. Duma Boko, Ms. Mophuting delivered a speech in which she spoke highly of the practical cooperation in various fields over the 5 decades since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Botswana. She thanked Chinese government and overseas Chinese in Botswana for their contributions to Botswana’s economic and social development, and wished that the cooperation between the two countries would be more fruitful in the coming new year.