Kinshasa, June 19th, 2021 (CPA).– The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zhu Jing expressed, on Thursday, his country’s willingness to forge a win-win cooperation with the DRC in the social field, during a working session with the Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Actions and National Solidarity, Modeste Mutinga Mutuishayi, in his office in the commune of Gombe.
The Chinese diplomat recommended that the two countries build, within the framework of cooperation, on priority areas including the health of vulnerable populations, formal and non-formal education, protection of underprivileged children and improvement of the conditions of populations. aging.
According to him, the social well-being of the Congolese population should be the supreme objective of Sino-Congolese cooperation, before inviting the two parties to meet frequently to raise suitable options and improve communication between them.
Minister Modeste Mutinga, for his part, returned to the main priority lines of his ministry in the social aspect, by describing all the strategic aspects.
My ministry, explained the minister after the meeting, is at the heart of the social ambitions of the President of the Republic, My ministry, explained the minister after the meeting, is at the heart of the social ambitions of the President of the Republic, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, summed up in the slogan « the People first ».
He reaffirmed the determination of his ministry to take concrete actions in the social field, which is the 13th pillar of the Government’s Action Program headed by Prime Minister Jean – Michel Sama Lukonde.
Also, Minister Mutinga reassured his host of the Congolese government’s firm desire to address, as a matter of urgency, the health issues of vulnerable populations, formal and non-formal education, the protection of underprivileged children and the improvement of the conditions of aging populations.
In addition, the Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Actions and National Solidarity discussed the same day with the Director General of CFAO, Patrice Ngalani, in particular about the situation of the victims of the Nyiragongo volcano in Goma.
Patrice Ngalani indicated that his company makes available, in this context, large capacity motorcycles capable of helping humanitarian workers to rescue the affected populations of Goma and its surroundings. ACP/