BEIJING, Aug. 1 -- Recent years have witnessed close ties between Colombia and China, with more opportunities for bilateral cooperation to come in the future, Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez has said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua.
Noting that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Duque said Colombia and China established diplomatic relations in 1980 and the 40th anniversary of their diplomatic ties will fall in February 2020.
"My visit to Shanghai and Beijing is to reinforce that relationship, not only looking backwards on how we emerged in the bilateral relationship, but also looking forward for the next 40 years to come," Duque told Xinhua Tuesday during his first state visit to China as Colombian president from July 28 to 31.
With bilateral trade booming in recent years, China has become Colombia's second largest trading partner, Colombia being China's fifth largest trading partner in Latin America. According to Chinese customs statistics, the bilateral trade volume reached 14.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, up 29.2 percent year on year.
According to Duque, 85 percent of Colombian exports to China are now petroleum products, and it is a main task for Colombia to expand and diversify exports to China.
He expressed delight over Colombian banana exports to China, of which the total volume has surpassed 40 million U.S. dollars, making banana the top agricultural product Colombia exports to China.
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