President Xi Jinping shakes hands with visiting Honduran President Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento during a signing ceremony after their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 12, 2023. (FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING — The Chinese government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Honduran government on jointly promoting the Belt and Road Initiative, the National Development and Reform Commission said on Tuesday.

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The two sides will jointly explore the converging points of the two economies; actively promote policy communication, infrastructure connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and people-to-people exchanges; strengthen practical cooperation in various fields; promote mutual benefit and mutual learning of civilizations; and achieve common development and prosperity, the commission said.