On September 9, 2004, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council met with Gabonese President Bongo at the Great Hall of the People.

Wen Jiabao spoke highly of China-Gabon relations, saying that Gabon is a reliable friend of China in Africa. He stressed that China attaches importance to developing China-Gabon relations and would like to boost the comprehensive development of the bilateral relations on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.

Wen Jiabao said that a good foundation has been laid down for China-Gabon economic and trade cooperation, which boasts broad prospects. He hoped that the two sides will further tap the potentials to expand the scale and improve the quality of cooperation and to enhance cooperation in economy, technology, trade and personnel training.

Wen indicated that China will support the reasonable claims of African countries in the new round of multilateral trade negotiations and appeal to the international community to render more consideration to the interests of Africa, give more input to African development and honor the commit to resolving issues related to the debt of Africa more rapidly and comprehensively.

Bongo said that Gabon-China relations have been developing smoothly for a long period of time and bilateral cooperation enjoys diversified forms and productive results. The government and people of Gabon are grateful to China for its precious assistance to help with Gabon's economic and social development and hope that more Chinese enterprises will participate in the infrastructure construction of Gabon.

Bongo also indicated that Africa is far from tranquil, with incessant conflicts and potential crisis. Gabon as well as other African countries is thankful to China for its support for African countries and hopes that China will play a bigger role in resolving the conflicts in Africa.