Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Regular Press Conference on August 2, 2018

应哥伦比亚政府邀请，国家主席习近平特使、交通运输部部长李小鹏将赴波哥大出席于8月7日举行的哥伦比亚总统权力交接仪式。 

　　中国和哥伦比亚1980年建交以来，双边关系发展良好。两国保持密切高层交往，政治互信不断巩固，各领域务实合作持续推进，文化交流成果丰硕。 

　　应哥伦比亚政府邀请，习近平主席决定派特使出席哥总统权力交接仪式，这体现了中方对中哥关系的高度重视。中方期待同哥新政府一道努力，继往开来，推动双边关系持续深入发展，更好造福两国和两国人民。 

At the invitation of the government of Colombia, Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng, as President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy, will travel to Bogotá to attend the Colombian presidency handover ceremony on August 7. 

Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1980, the China-Colombia relations have been growing steadily as evidenced by close high-level exchanges, ever stronger political mutual trust, increasingly deepening practical cooperation in various areas and fruitful outcomes in cultural exchanges. 

At the invitation of the government of Colombia, President Xi Jinping decided to send the Special Envoy to attend the Colombian presidency handover ceremony, which demonstrates the great importance China attaches to its ties with Colombia. The Chinese side is looking forward to working with the new Colombian government to build on past achievements and usher in a bright future, move forward bilateral relations and deliver greater benefits to our two countries and two peoples. 

　　问：自马来西亚新政府成立以来，外界很关注中马关系走向。我们注意到，王毅国务委员兼外交部长已经结束对马来西亚的访问。你能否介绍此访有关情况？双方达成了哪些主要成果和共识？ 

　　答：7月31日至8月1日，王毅国务委员兼外长访问马来西亚，会见马哈蒂尔总理、达因元老理事会主席、林冠英财长等，与赛夫丁外长举行会谈并共同会见记者。双方就中马关系以及共同关心的国际和地区问题深入交换了意见，达成广泛共识。中方已经发布了消息稿，你可以查阅。概括地讲，此访主要取得四方面成果： 

Q: After the establishment of the new government in Malaysia, there has been a lot of interest in the prospect of China-Malaysia relations. We have noted that State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has wrapped up his visit to Malaysia. Can you offer us more details? What outcome and consensus have been achieved by the two sides? 

A: State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Malaysia from July 31 to August 1, during which he met with Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir, Tun Daim Zainuddin, who leads the Council of Elders and Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, and held talks and a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah. Our two sides had an in-depth exchange of views and reached broad consensus on China-Malaysia relations and international and regional issues of mutual interest. The Chinese side has issued the readout and you may refer to it. The outcomes of this visit can be summarized as the following four aspects: