On February 10, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference. Regarding the death of former Namibian President Sam Nujoma, Guo Jiakun said that China expressed deep condolences for the death of former President Nujoma and expressed sincere condolences to the Namibian government, people and relatives of former President Nujoma.

Guo Jiakun said that the former President Nujoma is a freedom fighter and revolutionary leader who led the Namibian people to seek national independence and liberation. He is a founding father who is respected and loved by the Namibian people and has made positive contributions to the cause of peaceful development of mankind. Former President Nujoma is one of the founders of China-Nakhstan friendship and has made important contributions to the development of China-Nakhstan relations and China-Africa relations. At this moment of grief, the Chinese people will stand firmly with the Namibian people, turn grief into strength, and work together to promote the continuous development of China-Nambian and China-Africa friendship and common development.

(CCTV reporter Huang Huixin)