China's Foreign Minister to visit Jamaica

China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi is slated to visit Jamaica this weekend on the final leg of a multi-country visit, which started last Saturday.

Wang Yi is currently visiting the African nations of Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire from January 13 to 18. He will be travelling to Brazil on Friday, rounding off his trip to Jamaica on the weekend before departing the island on Monday, January 22.

Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith says during the visit, Minister Wang will meet with key government officials to discuss a range of topics aimed at strengthening bilateral relations.

The agenda will feature discussions on economic cooperation, cultural exchange programmes, potential infrastructure projects and Grant Aid.

Brazil and Jamaica are also significant to China given their influence and standing in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region.

In the Caribbean, Jamaica has borrowed the most from the China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China.

Meanwhile, Brazil is the second highest recipient of sovereign loans from the China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China, after Venezuela.