On July 15, Wang Tongzhou, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and Chairman of the Board of the Holding Group met with Sun Xueqing, Secretary General of the China-Africa Friendship Association (CAFA) and his delegation at the headquarters. The two parties had an in-depth exchange on strengthening the cooperation between the enterprises and the Associations and reached a broad consensus.
Wang Tongzhou welcomed the visit of Secretary General Sun Xueqing and his delegation, and expressed his heartfelt thanks to CAFA for its long-standing concern and support for China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. (CNMC). He also introduced the reform and development of CNMC in recent years, especially the investment and development in Africa in the past 22 years. Chairman Wang Tongzhou said, at present, CNMC has formulated a "321" development strategy, which gives priority to "international business", "Belt and Road and African business", and "copper business". CAFA has created a favorable environment and atmosphere for Chinese enterprises, including CNMC, to develop in Africa. CNMC will, under the support and guidance of CAFA, profoundly follow the "Eight Actions" of China-Africa practical cooperation, steadfastly deepen its development in Africa, promote China-Africa private diplomacy to a new level and make new contributions to building a closer China-Africa community of shared destiny.
As for the impact of the covid-19 epidemic, Chairman Wang Tongzhou said that since the outbreak of the epidemic overseas, CNMC has conscientiously implemented the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, especially the spirit of his important speech at the China-Africa Unity and Anti-Epidemic Summit, taken the lead in proposing the concept of "designing the epidemic prevention construction plan in accordance with the business operation road map" and the prevention and control requirements of "large-scale enclosure, small-scale isolation, application of same rules in prevention and control, classified measures, and attention to details", and introduced epidemic prevention thinking in processes such as production, supply, marketing, transportation, and storage. CNMC gave full play to the role of the affiliated China-Zambia Friendship Hospital as an outlet of China's overseas epidemic monitoring, set up Zambia's first fever clinic; the African enterprise relies on its own camps, warehouses, parks, etc., transformed and established "mobile cabin communities". Meanwhile, two projects with a total investment of 10 billion yuan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were put into operation, making positive contributions to local epidemic prevention and control and economic recovery in Africa.
Secretary General Sun Xueqing expressed his thanks to Chairman Wang Tongzhou for his warm reception, congratulated CNMC on its development achievements in recent years, and conveyed the greetings of Lin Yi, Executive Vice Chairman of CAFA. Secretary General Sun Xueqing said that CNMC has put forward and implemented the overseas epidemic prevention and control requirements, the concept of "staggered development", and the working measures of "increasing efficiency by expanding capacity, reducing cost, and innovation", which have effectively guaranteed the epidemic prevention and control as well as production and operation. The "two-handed approach" has set an example for overseas Chinese enterprises. The successful practice of "epidemic prevention and control + resumption of work and production" of CNMC overseas enterprises is worthy of reference and learning by other Chinese enterprises in Africa, and provides a new model for China-Africa unity in fighting epidemic and overcoming difficulties together.
Secretary General Sun Xueqing said, this year is the 60th anniversary of the establishment of CAFA. On this occasion, CAFA has proposed four creative themes: "Silk Road Workshops", "Silk Road Stories", "Creating Dreams Together" and "Silk Road Stations". He hoped that CNMC will give strong support, share its cooperation experience and provide successful practices, with a view to promoting them in African countries and forming a cluster effect. In the next step, the CAFA will further listen to the needs, gather strengths, mobilize resources, and flexibly adopt a variety of ways to brand and projectize the advantages and characteristics of CNMC's experience and practices to further promote China-Africa friendship and cooperation.
The Secretariat of CAFA and relevant comrades from CPAFFC, Zhang Jinjun, Vice Chairman of the Board of the Company, and comrades in charge of relevant departments at headquarters also attended the meeting.
