On February 2, 2013, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua Milano.

Yang said that since China and Venezuela established diplomatic relations 39 years ago, especially since 2001 when the two countries forged a strategic partnership of common development, tangible progress has been made in their relations, with deepening political mutual trust, fruitful pragmatic cooperation, and rich cultural and people-to-people exchanges. Yang added that China is ready to work with Venezuela to push their strategic partnership of common development to a new level.

For his part, Jaua said that Venezuela gives top priority to relations with China. He also expressed his hopes that the two countries should further political contacts and people-to-people exchanges and strengthen pragmatic cooperation in various fields, so as to bring greater benefits to the two peoples.

The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.

Jaua was in China for an official visit between February 2 and 4, 2013, at the invitation of Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.