Dilma Rousseff, the recipient of this year’s Friendship Medal and former president of Brazil, said she is honored to be part of the special ties between Brazil and China, reaffirming her commitment to continuing to strengthen the bilateral collaboration in the future.
Rousseff, who is president of the New Development Bank, walked alongside President Xi Jinping and other recipients of the national medals and national honorary titles as they entered the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday for a grand award ceremony.
After Rousseff was presented with the medal — the highest honorary medal of China bestowed on foreign nationals — by Xi, she lavished words of praise on Brazil-China relations and Xi’s leadership. The medal “signifies the solid bonds of friendly cooperation between the two countries and the two peoples”, she said.