On September 19, 2023, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu met in New York with Foreign Minister of Honduras Eduardo Enrique Reina García.

Ma Zhaoxu said that in June this year, President Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento paid a successful state visit to China, and the two heads of state held a historic meeting. Thanks to the concerted efforts of the two sides, cooperation between China and Honduras in various fields has yielded fruitful outcomes. China is ready to work with Honduras to implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state in an in-depth manner, and resolutely develop China-Honduras friendly cooperation.

Eduardo Enrique Reina García said that Honduras is firmly committed to the one-China principle, and establishing diplomatic relations with China is a choice for justice. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, bilateral relations have seen rapid development, and Honduras is ready to work with China to push for new results in bilateral practical cooperation.