On March 24, 2022, Mr. Gao Jian, Deputy Director General of the Department of International Cooperation of NDRC and Mr. Teshome Toga Chanaka, Ethiopian Ambassador to China held a video conference. The two sides exchanged views on the joint development of the Belt and Road Initiative, production capacity cooperation, industrial park construction and major project cooperation. Both sides agreed to continue to vigorously promote the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, expand new areas for bilateral cooperation, and promote the comprehensive strategic partnership and dimensional pratical cooperation between China and Ethiopia to a new level.