Xi's visit to promote co-op with Trinidad and Tobago: ambassador(2)

Huang believed that China's presence in Trinidad and Tobago conforms to the common interests of both countries.

"Since the economies of the two countries are strongly complementary, potential for further economic and trade cooperation on the basis of mutual benefit is huge," he said.

The ambassador said cultural and education exchanges between the two countries have also been deepened in recent years.

"Troupes of artists from Tianjin, Chongqing and Shenzhen have successively given performances in Trinidad and Tobago, displaying Chinese culture while China has received more and more students from Trinidad and Tobago majoring in diverse fields such as international relations, healthcare, art, and so on," he said.

But Huang said though cooperation between the two countries has made remarkable achievements, there is still more to be expected.

"As the world is experiencing profound and complex changes, China and Trinidad and Tobago are both in an important period of strategic opportunities for national development, and therefore both sides wish and need to push their cooperation to a higher level," he said.

"It is believed that President Xi's visit will further deepen the traditional friendship, enhance political mutual trust, and expand cooperation in various fields between China and Trinidad and Tobago, so as to push the bilateral relations to a new stage of rapid and comprehensive development," the ambassador said.