Article: Nation, Grenada re-establish diplomatic relations

China and Grenada agreed yesterday to resume diplomatic ties in a step that will put the bilateral relationship on a new footing.

Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and visiting Grenadian counterpart Elvin Nimrod signed a joint communique to that effect in Beijing.

Li said he appreciated the Grenadian Government's decision to resume diplomatic relations, saying it accords with the fundamental interests of the people of the two countries.

"The two sides have agreed to resume diplomatic relations based on the United Nations Charter and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence," he said.

The Chinese Government cut off diplomatic ties with Grenada in August 1989 when the Caribbean island nation ...

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