President hails relations with Suriname

Ties set model for equal treatment between countries of different sizes

China would like to make efforts with Suriname to jointly build the Belt and Road to promote bilateral ties to a higher level, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.

Xi made the remark while meeting with Suriname's President Desire Bouterse at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Bouterse is making his first state visit to China from Wednesday to Saturday at Xi's invitation.