The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Fu Gui, the first ambassador to the Solomon Islands, expressed his condolences in Beijing.

According to Global Network reports, in response to reporters, the Solomon Islands Foreign and Foreign Trade Department announced on Sunday (December 25) that the Solomon Islands ambassador Fu Gui died in Beijing due to his heart arrest.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a regular press conference held on Monday (26th) that China expressed condolences to the death of the Solomon Islands, Mr. Fu Gui, in China.

Mao Ning said that the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has given condolences to the Foreign Minister of the Solomon Islands and expressed sincere condolences to the relatives of Ambassador Fu Gui.

She said that Fu Gui was the first ambassador to China in the Solomon Islands, which made a positive contribution to the development of the relationship between the development and the promotion of friendship between the two countries.The Chinese side regretted his unfortunate death, and the Chinese side was actively assisting the party to do a good job.

According to the announcement issued by the Solomon Islands and the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the Solomon Islands and China's first ambassador to China John Moffat Fugui last Thursday (22)Beijing died.He died after his heart stopped at the age of 61.

Announcement stated that the Solomon Islands' diplomacy and the Ministry of Foreign Trade are liaison with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and arranged to transport Fu Gui's body back home.

After breaking diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 2019, the Solomon Islands have turned to diplomatic relations with mainland China.The China and Solomon Islands signed a joint communique on September 21, 2019, and the two countries formally established ambassador -level diplomatic relations.Li Ming, the first ambassador to the Solomon Islands in Solomon, arrived in September 2020.Fu Gui, the first Ambassador to China in the Solomon Islands, arrived in May 2021.