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Strengthening ties

Published:Monday | January 22, 2024 | 12:08 AM
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith greets Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi on his arrival at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday for a three-day visit.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith greets Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi on his arrival at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday for a three-day visit.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith conversing with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi (right) shortly after Wang’s arrival at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith conversing with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi (right) shortly after Wang’s arrival at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday for a three-day visit. Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Chen Daojiang, was also on hand to welcome Wang.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (second left) addresses a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi (second right), at the ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston on Sa
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (second left) addresses a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi (second right), at the ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston on Saturday. State Minister Alando Terrelonge (left) also shares in the discussion, along with officials from the ministry and the Chinese delegation.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi, shortly after his arrival at the ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston on Saturday. Al
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi, shortly after his arrival at the ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston on Saturday. Also pictured is Alando Terrelonge, state minister.
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, highlights features of artwork to Wang Yi (centre), minister of foreign affairs of the People’s Republic of China, during a tour of the ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston
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Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, highlights features of artwork to Wang Yi (centre), minister of foreign affairs of the People’s Republic of China, during a tour of the ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston on Saturday. Looking on is State Minister Alando Terrelonge.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (second left) introduces Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton (right) to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi. The Chinese forei
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (second left) introduces Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton (right) to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi. The Chinese foreign minister, who was on the island for a three-day visit, paid a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on Saturday morning, where he met with Prime Minister Andrew Holness and several Cabinet ministers.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (right) shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi, shortly before a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Saturday, which involved several Cabinet ministers and members
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness (right) shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi, shortly before a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Saturday, which involved several Cabinet ministers and members of the Chinese delegation. Wang, who arrived in the island on Friday night, was on a three-day visit aimed at strengthening the bilateral relationship between the countries. He departed the island on Sunday.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (fourth left) addresses a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi (third right) at the Office of the Prime Minister on Saturday. The meeting involved several Cabinet ministers and m
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness (fourth left) addresses a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi (third right) at the Office of the Prime Minister on Saturday. The meeting involved several Cabinet ministers and members of the Chinese delegation.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (second left introduces Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works Everald Warmington (right), to Minister of Forei
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (second left introduces Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works Everald Warmington (right), to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi (left). Looking on are Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke (third right); Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton (second right, partially hidden) and members of the Chinese delegation. The Chinese foreign minister, who was on the island for a three-day visit, paid a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister Saturday morning.
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Wang Yi, minister of foreign affairs of the People’s Republic of China, arrived in Jamaica late Friday night for a three-day visit aimed at building on the bilateral relationship between the two nations. After arriving at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Wang over the weekend engaged in a courtesy call on Prime Minister Andrew Holness, as well as holding a bilateral meeting with Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica’s minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade. Here are a few snapshots from the senior Chinese government member’s visit to the island.