**President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy Peng Qinghua Attends the Inauguration Ceremony of Namibia's President**
2025/03/22 23:00
On March 21, 2025 local time, President Xi Jinping's special envoy and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Peng Qinghua, upon invitation, attended the inauguration ceremony of Namibia's new President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the celebration of the 35th anniversary of Namibia's independence held in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. He also met with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
Peng Qinghua conveyed President Xi Jinping's warm congratulations on and best wishes for President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's inauguration and the 35th anniversary of Namibia's independence. Peng Qinghua said that China and Namibia enjoy profound traditional friendship. Noting that this year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Peng Qinghua said China is ready to take this opportunity to continue close high-level exchanges with Namibia, enhance political mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation and strengthen international coordination, continuously make in-depth headway in the China-Namibia comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and bring more benefits to the two peoples.
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah thanked President Xi Jinping for sending a special envoy to attend her inauguration ceremony and asked Peng Qinghua to convey her cordial greetings to President Xi Jinping. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah spoke highly of Namibia-China relations, thanked China for its long-standing support and assistance to Namibia, and expressed the hope for the constant deepening of the friendly cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
Political dignitaries and representatives from nearly 30 countries and international and regional organizations attended the inauguration ceremony and celebration activity.