Chinese Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Ambassador Xue Bing has said that Kenya is a powerhouse in the Horn of Africa in terms of peace and security, appreciated the important role the country has continued to playing in this endeavour.
The Special Envoy revealed this on Monday when held talks with the Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta while paid a courtesy call to the President at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya.
Amb. Xue said China looked forward to working closely with Kenya towards stability, adding that his country has come up with a proposal to hold a conference that will bring together all countries in the region to discuss peace and development.
President Kenyatta assured the Chinese special envoy, who was accompanied by the Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Zhou Pingjian, that Kenya was ready to work with China and other stakeholders in support of regional peace and prosperity.
“You can count on us as dependable allies and partners in the efforts to bring peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We are doing this because we know a peaceful and stable Horn of Africa region means a peace and stable Kenya,” he said.
The President and the Chinese special envoy agreed on the need for home-grown solutions to the problems affecting the Horn of Africa region.
They called on the different parties involved in conflicts in Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia to embrace dialogue as the best way of resolving their differences.
President Kenyatta and Amb. Xue also applauded the enhanced bilateral ties between Kenya and China that have seen the two countries strengthen their cooperation both at the bilateral and multilateral levels for the mutual benefit of their respective citizens.
Amb. Xue, who was appointed the Chinese Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa in January this year, briefed President Kenyatta on his vision for the region.
Also present at the meeting were Head of Public Service Dr. Joseph Kinyua and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amb. Raychelle Omamo.
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