On April 26, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong met in Beijing with Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Cabo Verde Miryan Djamila Sena Vieira who accompanied Vice Prime Minister of Cabo Verde Olavo Avelino Garcia Correia to attend the 6th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) (hereinafter referred to as Forum Macao) in China.

Chen Xiaodong said that China and Cabo Verde enjoy a long-standing friendship. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 48 years ago, China and Cabo Verde have supported each other on issues concerning each other's core interests, conducted fruitful cooperation in infrastructure, agriculture, education, culture, health and other fields, and maintained close communication and coordination in international and regional affairs. China stands ready to work together with Cabo Verde to strengthen mutual support, make good use of cooperation platforms such as Forum Macao, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative, promote bilateral cooperation in various fields to yield more achievements, and build China-Cabo Verde relations into a model of equality, solidarity and cooperation between large and small countries.

Miryan Djamila Sena Vieira said that Cabo Verde attaches great importance to the development of its relations with China and thanks China for its strong support for Cabo Verde's development. Cabo Verde remains firmly committed to the one-China principle, and stands ready to strengthen high-level exchanges with China, expand practical cooperation in such fields as infrastructure construction, new energy and digital economy, and promote Cabo Verde-China friendship to achieve greater results.