去年9月，索马里总统穆罕默德率领庞大代表团赴华出席中非合作论坛2018年北京峰会。这是索马里总统首次访华，中国国家主席习近平会见穆罕默德总统，两国元首就发展双边关系达成重要共识。中索签署了关于“一带一路”倡议等合作文件。中国积极支持索马里和平发展，尊重索马里国家主权、领土完整和政治独立。索马里坚定奉行一个中国原则。

　　近年来，索马里政府官员、妇女代表、商界人士、青年学者和媒体代表团赴华访问、出席会议、参加培训、开展交流，推动了两国关系发展。目前，两国关系保持着良好发展势头。

Last September, Somali President Mohammed led a large delegation to China to attend the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. This is the first time for Somali President to visit China, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Mohammed. The two heads of state reached important consensus on the development of bilateral relations. China and Somalia signed documents on cooperation of the Belt and Road Initiative, etc.. China actively supports peace and development in Somalia and respects Somalia's national sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence. Somalia firmly adheres to one-China principle. In recent years, Somali government officials, women representatives, business people, young scholars and media delegation have visited to China, participating in meeting, training and exchanging in China, which has promoted the development of bilateral relations. At present, bilateral relations have maintained a sound momentum of development.

　　2、记者：中国在支持索马里方面发挥着重要作用，能否就中方在全国开展的发展项目向我们进一步介绍一下？

　　覃俭：是的。中国坚定支持索马里和平与发展。中方在双、多边领域支持索马里恢复和平与重建，积极向索马里提供粮食、营养品、帐篷、蚊帐、紧急救援现金等人道主义援助。去年提供了72个集装箱物资援助，包容水容器500个、蚊帐10，000顶、帐篷30，000顶等。我们向索马里妇女、儿童、国内流离失所者和返乡难民提供了援助，帮助索马里发展人力资源，积极向索马里提供中国政府奖学金。我于2017年抵达索马里履职，中国向索马里提供了超过三年的政府奖学金，从索马里各个联邦成员州招收学生。众所周知，国家的发展离不开宝贵的人才，人才的培养离不开教育。中国为索马里青年学生提供了一流大学，为索马里国家发展培养了人才。目前，索马里学生在中国30多所大学里深造，他们深切感受到中国人民对索马里的深厚友谊，同时也带来了索马里文化，成为两国民间友好使者。

2. China has an important role supporting Somalia, so may you give us further details about the developmental projects that you are carrying out across the country?

Qin Jian: Yes, China firmly supports peace and development in Somalia. China has supported the restoration of peace and reconstruction in Somalia bilaterally and multilaterally. We have actively provided humanitarian assistance to Somalia, such as food, nutrition, tents, mosquito nets and emergency relief cash assistance. Among them, we provided 72 containers of material assistance last year, including 500 water tank, 10,000 mosquito nets and 30,000 tents. We have provided USD20 million worth of food aid to women, children, IDPs and returning refugees in Somalia. We have helped Somalia develop its human resources and actively provided Chinese government scholarships to Somalia. I arrived in Somalia in 2017 to perform my duties, China has provided its government scholarships to Somalia for more then three years, recruiting students from various federal states in Somalia. As we all know, the development of a country depends on valuable talents, and the cultivation of talents depends on education. China provides first-class universities in China to young Somali students to train talents for Somali national development. At present, Somali students are studying in more than 30 universities in China's cities. They feel the deep feelings of the Chinese people towards Somalia, meanwhile, they bring Somali culture, and they have become envoys of civil friendship to spread.

　　索马里是一个潜力巨大的国家，中国与索马里的合作前景广阔。中方鼓励中国企业赴索马里投资。随着索马里和平的不断发展，将有越来越多的中国企业赴索马里投资。现在埃塞俄比亚、肯尼亚和吉布提的中国企业希望与索马里伙伴合作，实现互利共赢、共同发展。索马里的中小企业很强大，索马里人有做生意的天赋。

　　我希望索马里能为中国企业赴索马里投资创造更好的商业环境，索马里各界人士应保护中国投资者的安全。只有和平和经济发展，人民才能幸福安康。如你所知，中国土木工程建筑公司一直在索马里开拓市场，他们于2016年完成了博萨索机场跑道项目，目前他们正与邦特兰合作，开展城市供水、教育、卫生和其他民生项目等合作。

Somalia is a country with great potential, and cooperation between China and Somalia has bright prospects. The Chinese side encourages Chinese enterprises to invest in Somalia. With more and more development of the peace in Somalia, more and more Chinese enterprises will invest in Somalia. Now Chinese enterprises in Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti hope to cooperate with Somali enterprises to achieve mutual benefit and common development. Somali SMEs are strong, and Somali people has the talent to do business. I hope that Somalia can create a better business environment for Chinese enterprises to invest in Somalia, and that Somali people from all walks of life should protect the safety of Chinese investors. Only by peace and developing the economy can people live happily. As you know, China companies has been exploring markets in Somalia. They have completed the Bosasso Airport runway project in 2016. At present, they are working with Puntland on new cooperation projects such as urban water supply, education, health and other livelihood projects.