On July 10, 2007, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with his Mauritius counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam at the Great Hall of the People. Both sides exchanged in-depth views on bilateral ties and other issues of common concern and reached broad consensus.

During the talks, Wen said despite the distance keeping the two countries apart, the Chinese government has always attached great importance to developing ties with Mauritius and deems it an important cooperative partner in Africa. Over the years, bilateral ties have been advancing steadily and achieved fruitful results in all areas with the joint efforts of both sides, said Wen. China and Mauritius are both committed to developing their national economy and maintaining world peace, and the two need enhanced cooperation more than any time before to achieve common development, he said. In order to deepen the new type of China-Mauritius partnership of mutual trust, mutual benefits and all-round cooperation, Wen suggested that both sides maintain high-level visits and keep closer friendly exchanges between their governments, parliaments, political parties and regions. Wen also urged both sides to expand trade scale and cement their cooperation in fields such as light industry, textiles, agriculture, fishery and entrepot trade. He also proposed the two sides consolidate cooperation in the cultural, educational, public health and tourism fields.

Wen expressed his appreciation to Mauritius for its long-term adherence to the one-China policy.

On China-Africa relations, Wen said the peace and prosperity of the world depends on the stability and development of Africa and the international community should respect African countries' right to choose the path for their national development. "(The international community) should carry out its promise of assistance to African countries and help them promote national development and address conventional and unconventional security issues", Wen added. China has offered unselfish assistance to many African countries for years, he said. At the Beijing Summit of the Forum on the China-Africa Cooperation held last year, the Chinese government announced its eight measures aimed to strengthen China-Africa cooperation. China is now earnestly fulfilling its relevant commitments and working even harder to improve the quality and level of bilateral cooperation so as to share benefits with the African people, the Chinese premier noted.

Ramgoolam said that Mauritius highly values its ties with China, and highlighted the rapid growth of bilateral relations since the two forged diplomatic relations 35 years ago. Mauritius and China have supported each other on many regional and international issues such as UN reform, and Mauritius appreciates China's support for the country's desire to maintain its territorial sovereignty and boost its economy, Ramgoolam said. He promised that Mauritius would continue to adhere to the one-China policy and support Chinese reunification.

After the talks, Wen and Ramgoolam attended the signing ceremony of a China-Mauritius economic and technological cooperation agreement.

Prior to the talks, Premier Wen hosted a welcoming ceremony for Ramgoolam's visit at the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People. Vice-Chairman of the China Association for Promoting Democracy Yan Junqi, Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, Chinese Ambassador to Mauritius Gao Yuchen and other officials attended the ceremony.