On the morning of July 28, 2026, Ambassador Zhao Weiping held a press meeting at the Chinese Embassy attended by representatives from 16 media houses of Namibia. The transcript of the press meeting is as follows:

Amb. Zhao:

Good morning, all friends from the media. Thank you for attending my first press meeting this year. Today, I will mainly brief you on the successful state visit to China by H.E. President Ndaitwah. After that, I will talk about China’s domestic economy, Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building, and the white paper released by China’s State Council titled “More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China’s Principles, Proposals and Actions”.

Let me start with President Ndaitwah’s visit. First, I wish to tell you that this visit was a complete success, which will have far-reaching significance on the development of China-Namibia relations. During the visit, President Xi Jinping and President Ndaitwah held in-depth talks and jointly decided to elevate the bilateral relations to a China-Namibia community with a shared future for the new era, reaching important consensus on advancing China-Namibia cooperation in all areas, which will provide strategic guidance for the long-term development of China-Namibia relations.

In particular, President Xi made three proposals for building a China-Namibia community with a shared future for the new era. First, to firmly support each other and deepen the convergence of our visions. Second, to tap the potential of cooperation and take it to higher levels. Third, to uphold solidarity and coordination to safeguard multilateralism.

Both sides spoke highly of the fruitful outcomes of the visit, which were largely reflected in the Joint Statement issued at the conclusion of the visit, and 8 bilateral cooperative agreements were signed, witnessed by our two Presidents. This historic visit marks another milestone in the development of China-Namibia relations, and will play a critical role in further consolidating the political foundation of China-Namibia relations, injecting robust impetus to bilateral practical cooperation, strengthening coordination on international affairs, and fostering even closer people-to-people exchanges between our two countries.

I wish to emphasize that the great success of this visit will for sure bring greater benefits to our two peoples. Let me provide you more details in this regard.

First, the Chinese side pledged more government grant assistance to Namibia which will be utilized to implement more development assistance projects in Namibia aiming at improving Namibia’s social and economic development as well as the well-being of the Namibian people.

Second, more emphasis will be given to youth empowerment as both sides committed to strengthen educational exchanges and cooperation and China committed to strengthen its cooperation with Namibia on human resources, capacity building and technical support through government scholarships and training opportunities for Namibians. I wish to inform you that China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has just provided scholarships for master’s and doctoral studies in China to 87 Namibian students this year. As you know, during the visit, both sides also signed Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture of the Republic of Namibia and Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China on Bilateral Cooperation in the Field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training, which will help promote exchanges and cooperation between the TVET institutions of the two countries.

Third, agriculture will continue to be a key area for bilateral cooperation. Both sides signed the Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements for Export of Fresh Table Grapes from Namibia to China between the General Administration of Customs of China and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform of Namibia. The Chinese side also announced the unified regional market access arrangement for the import of wild aquatic products from Africa on the occasion of President Ndaitwah’s visit, which has given the green light for Namibia to export its wild aquatic products to China.

As you know, starting from May 1, China has extended zero-tariff treatment for 100 percent tariff lines to all 53 African countries having diplomatic relations with China. We are very serious in bringing real benefits to Africa by this policy, and especially we will adopt more measures to facilitate the export of African agricultural products to China.  

Fourth, we wish to do more for health cooperation with Namibia. The two sides committed to deepen health-care exchanges and cooperation in such forms as medical personnel training, disease control and health emergency response, and explore cooperation in the production of pharmaceuticals in Namibia. China will also actively support Namibia in building its health-care system and continue to send medical teams and strengthen cooperation with partner hospitals.

Fifth, China encourages more competent Chinese enterprises to invest and operate in Namibia, and strengthen cooperation in the process of Namibia’s industrialization.

Both sides signed Framework Agreement on Economic Partnership for Shared Development (CADEPA) during the visit. This was a very important step with the ultimate goal of establishing a stable and long-term institutional arrangement for our bilateral economic cooperation and trade that are consistent with WTO rules.

Another very important development coming out of this visit was the three principles proposed by President Xi Jinping for China-Africa mining cooperation. First, pursuing mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. The two sides should fully leverage their complementary strengths and deepen the convergence of interests. Second, conducting friendly consultation. The two sides should proceed from the big picture of China-Africa friendship and properly resolve issues in cooperation through communication and consultation. Third, breaking new ground. China stands ready to work with Africa to explore new approaches to cooperation in accordance with market-oriented and commercial principles, with a view to upgrading the quality of China-Africa cooperation in the mining sector.

As a participator in this visit, I am deeply encouraged by the fruitful achievements we have made in strengthening bilateral economic cooperation. Besides the above points I have made, I should express my sincere appreciation to President Ndaitwah for Her Excellency’s personal hard efforts in promoting China-Namibia economic cooperation.

President Ndaitwah led a Namibian business delegation of about 200 Namibian entrepreneurs, which, to my knowledge, was the biggest Namibian business team to visit China since the establishment of our bilateral diplomatic relations. I think it’s appropriate to say that this visit has provided the unique opportunity for the largest networking activities between the business communities of our two countries.

During the visit, Namibian business promotion conferences were held in the major Chinese cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou with an impressive turnout of both Chinese and Namibian entrepreneurs. And matchmaking activities between the business communities of our two countries were also taking place in other Chinese provinces like Sichuan and Shandong.

President Ndaitwah herself was the busiest person in this largest Namibian business promotion efforts in China. President Ndaitwah not only attended those important business conferences and delivered powerful and encouraging speeches, but also had separate meetings with representatives of more than 30 Chinese companies.

I will give you one example to show how your President was working extremely hard while in China. President Ndaitwah spent only about six hours in her visit to Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Her aircraft landed in the City at around 10:30 in the morning, arriving at the hotel at 11:00. Then she met with the Provincial leaders at 11:30 and later attended the welcoming lunch by the Provincial government which concluded at 1:00 in the afternoon. After the lunch, there was only about 1 hour and 15 minutes free time before leaving for on-site inspection of the Sichuan Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences. President Ndaitwah didn’t take rest during this short lapse of 1 hour and 15 minutes like I did, but rather received four groups of Chinese entrepreneurs in four separate meetings. And immediately after those meetings, President Ndaitwah rushed to the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences for site-inspection and discussions, where she spent more than one hour at the seeds-testing fields under the burning sun. From there, she rushed to the airport and flied to Beijing. From these, you can see President Ndaitwah has indeed used almost every single minute available for meeting with the business people. And also in Beijing, on July 9, President Ndaitwah spent almost the whole day in engaging with the business community. All of us on the Chinese escorting team and the Chinese business people I met spoke highly of the energy and dedication of President Ndaitwah in serving her country and people.   

In a sense, this 7 days visit could be called a Namibian Business Week in China, which was indeed an unprecedented efforts by Namibia to attract Chinese investment and boost bilateral economic cooperation. I can tell our media friends here that this visit has further stimulated “go-to-invest in Namibia” enthusiasm in the Chinese business community. We are able to see a lot of the companies whom President met in China to come to Namibia in the near future.

Our two governments have already started the implementation of the outcomes of the visit. I have met with Honorable Minister Musavyi of the International Relations and Trade and Honorable Minister Zaamwani of Agriculture separately for initial discussion on the follow-up actions. And I will request more meetings with relevant Ministers in the coming weeks. Also, Guangdong Province and Sichuan Province, which President Ndaitwah visited, are planning to send provincial delegations to visit Namibia either in September or October to implement what has been agreed between President Ndaitwah and the Provincial leaders in their talks. The members of the delegations will not only be just government officials. They will also bring agricultural experts and business representatives.

I can assure our Namibian friends that the Chinese side has always paid high attention to the implementation of the outcomes of high-level visits. Nothing will stay only in the papers. There will certainly be concrete actions. We will work together with the Namibian side to implement everything we have agreed through this visit.

Now, I will touch briefly on China’s economy.

This year marks the launch of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for economic and social development, and China’s economy got off to a good start. China’s economy grew by five percent in the first quarter and 4.3% in the second quarter. We have extended zero-tariff policies to 63 countries, stayed as the world’s second-largest import market for 17 years. And our trade with other countries is still enjoying very strong momentum.

In his address at opening plenary of the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, Chinese Premier Li Qiang summarized China’s economic performance with four keywords: stability, innovation, dynamism and integration. These four keywords - stability, innovation, dynamism, and integration - together present a comprehensive outlook of China’s economy, sketching out both the current picture and future trajectory. We are confident and capable of sustaining and harnessing this strong momentum to keep writing new chapters in China’s high-quality development.

I also want to talk about Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building.

Recently, I have read some articles and commentaries from the Namibian media that spoke highly of China’s development achievements. And I believe a lot of our Namibian friends who accompanied President Ndaitwah’s visit to China will share with you their personal experience in this regard. I have no intention to show off by mentioning these points, and we know very well that China is still a developing country and there is still a lot we need to further improve ourselves. I mentioned these points, because still a lot of people in the world don’t know much about China and some may even have misunderstanding or biased views on China as a result of the false or even smearing reports by the Western media.

Especially I want to talk about the Communist Party of China (CPC). In the Western media, too many false allegations have been made to attack the CPC and the Chinese political system. But actually, the key secret of China’s success is exactly the strong leadership of the CPC. The CPC is a political party wholeheartedly serving the nation and the people. If you were familiar with Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, you would certainly reach such a conclusion by yourselves.

The CPC has always paid high attention to party building, but it has further strengthened that with an unprecedented force since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012 when President Xi Jinping became the top leader of the Party who has put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies for exercising Party self-governance, strengthening the Party, and ensuring its continued vitality, thus creating Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building.

The purpose of the party building under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought is to ensure the comprehensive leadership of the Party in all Party and national undertakings and the cleanness and efficiency of the Party members and government officials. The practice since 2012 has fully demonstrated that this purpose has been well achieved.  

Finally, I will briefly touch on the white paper titled “More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China’s Principles, Proposals and Actions” which was issued by the Chinese government last month and outlined China’s principles, proposals and actions in global governance aiming at fostering broader consensus within the international community, ensuring more effective responses to global challenges, and building a more just and equitable global governance system.

China has always been an active participant in, contributor to, and builder of global governance. In the new era, President Xi Jinping put forward the vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity. In promoting a global governance system characterized by extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit, President Xi has called for true multilateralism to foster an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization.

Here, I also want to mention that on July 17, President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance held in Shanghai, China. He said that AI should serve as an important driver of shared prosperity and common security, and we should join hands to build a just and equitable system for global AI governance.

So these are all the points I want to make as my opening remarks, and now please feel free to ask any questions you may have, and also you are welcome to make any comments you would like to share with us. Thank you.

Q: I’m Elvis from Confidente Newspaper. Your Excellency, thank you very much for that brief and comprehensive account of President Ndaitwah’s State Visit to the People’s Republic of China. I have three questions. First, I noticed that you did mention Namibia’s ambitions regarding the development and processing of oil and gas sector. During the State Visit, did this issue feature as part of the official talks? And where does China position itself as far as Namibia’s agenda for oil and gas? That is one.

Second, on the issue of geopolitics. Namibia has always expressed or maintained the one-China principle, and we have heard of recently various provocations, aggression as far as the Taiwan question is concerned. Did this matter ever feature in the official talks between President Xi and President Ndaitwah as far as the Taiwan question is concerned?

The last question is about the war in Iran. Of course, Namibia and China are players in the global village. At what level did these conversations ever feature as far as the war in Iran is concerned? Thank you.

A: Thank you. For the first question, oil and gas, I think it will become a key sector of Namibian economic development in a few years. That represents the huge potential for Namibia’s economic development. I think we in China are also watching the development of your oil and gas sector very closely, especially the business community. But so far, as you know, there’s no Chinese company involved in the exploration efforts here.

As far as I know, certain Chinese companies, they do have interests in coming to Namibia for exploration. But so far, the decision has not been made yet, to my knowledge. Although there’s no involvement of Chinese companies in the oil and gas sector at the moment, I think it will still become an area for potential cooperation between China and Namibia.

Because, you know, we already have extensive cooperation with many other countries in the world in the oil and gas sector. So I really think China will not be absent for too long. And actually, I think Chinese companies enjoy unique advantages in building relevant oil and gas infrastructure.

Of course, this issue was also covered in the bilateral talks during President Ndaitwah’s visit. And you will also see that there is reference to bilateral cooperation of this important sector in the joint statement issued by both countries.

For the one-China principle or the Taiwan question, it’s also covered in the bilateral talks. This question concerns our core interests, and the Namibian government has always been firmly adhered to the one-China principle. From the joint statement issued by the two sides, you can see that the Namibian side reaffirmed its long-standing firm adherence to one-China principle.

Regarding other international and regional issues, they were also one of the topics in the bilateral talks. Actually, I think many of the key points are already reflected in the joint statement. Thank you.

Q: I’m Robert from Africa Youth News. Thank you, Your Excellency. China is Namibia’s second largest trading partner. I just want to find out, during the visit, were there business investors that were interested to come to Namibia and invest into Namibia’s industrialization? Thank you.

A: Thank you for raising a very short but very important question. As I said, this time, the Namibian delegation has made great efforts in attracting Chinese investment. The key message is that you hope more countries will come to invest in Namibia to help Namibia advance its industrialization.

This message was elaborated by President Ndaitwah herself and also other senior Namibian government officials on various occasions during the visit. The message is very clear and powerful, and I think it’s well received by the Chinese business community. And certainly, a lot of companies will come to Namibia to explore the possibility of investing in the manufacturing sector.

Actually, the zero-tariff policy adopted by China for all the 53 African countries having diplomatic relations with China, that will also help your industrialization efforts. I also read in the local media that some people think that zero-tariff policy actually will not produce many good results for Namibia, because you are weak in manufacturing. But as time goes on, I think you will see it will change the landscape of bilateral economic cooperation.

Let me give you one example. Since the introduction of this zero-tariff policy, some Chinese companies have approached the Embassy to express their interest in investing in agro-processing. They want to set up agricultural processing firms here. For example, now you are exporting raw beef to China, but zero-tariff made manufacturing dried beef and exporting it to China a profitable business. If there were no zero-tariff policy, it would not be commercially profitable for Chinese companies to do that. So that’s one of the examples. And it can also be applied to other products. In the past, maybe the Chinese companies would think it’s not commercially profitable, but now with this zero-tariff policy, it’s becoming profitable. So that’s the first point I want to make.

Also for your domestic industry, they will benefit from zero-tariff policy. I recently visited one local winery here, and they are interested in taking advantage of the zero-tariff policy to export the wines they produced in the winery to China. That’s another example. And also for the grapes, they can also be processed into dried grapes.

I really want to assure you that a lot of Chinese companies have a strong interest in coming to Namibia to invest. For all the investors, they will do whatever they think will bring them profits. If they think it’s profitable to invest in your manufacturing sector, they will certainly come here.

So there’s no such thing as Chinese investors going to other countries without any interest in investing in manufacturing. They just want to invest in other sectors. That's not the case. The key factor is whether it will bring them profits. Thank you.

Q: Greetings, Your Excellency. I’m Envaalde from One Africa. You’ve mentioned when you were talking about the Chinese economy and politics that there are often allegations in the Western media. I remember I was just reading, they’re saying the U.S. President has accused China of interfering in their past elections. The question is, how much, or how would one declare that China is involved in foreign politics? I’m saying that there was a lot of accusations made of China interfering in the U.S. elections. To what extent does China play a role in foreign politics?

A: I think you should be aware of which country in the world always wants to interfere with the internal affairs of other countries. And they even use force. They even don’t use any cover. It’s very clear from what happened around the world. I think it’s not necessary for me to specify that.

China has no interest in interfering with the internal affairs of other countries. And it’s a pure fabrication that China interferes with the national election of certain country. Maybe this fabrication was made because some people, the fabricators, they believe that it will serve their political interests. We don’t know. If you look at the timing of those kind of things, it’s very clear. Thank you.

Q: Hello Ambassador, I’m Nikanor from the Namibian Sun. You mentioned that China is a developing country still. And that there are still some areas that you guys are improving. What are some of those areas? Another question is, when we talk about China-Namibia relations, we usually talk around what China is doing for Namibia, asking investors to Namibia. But what is Namibia doing for China? Or what are China’s interests in Namibia apart from mining? Thank you.

A: China is still a developing country and there’s still a lot we should do to improve ourselves. For example, China’s per capita GDP now is about 14,000 U.S. dollars. Maybe for a lot of developing countries, that’s high enough. But still, our goal is to increase our per capita GDP to the level of moderately developed country by the year 2035. That means by that time, we hope our per capita GDP will reach somewhere between 24,000 U.S. dollars and 35,000 U.S. dollars. So that’s one thing. We still need to further improve the living standards of the Chinese people.

We are also facing a big challenge of youth employment. Every year, we produce 10 million university graduates. That means we at least have to create 10 million new jobs for the university students. That’s also not easy. Of course, the gap between the developed region and the less developed region of China is still there. So in terms of economic and social development, there are a lot of things we need to improve.

In other sectors like education, people always want their children to study in the best schools. It's also a challenge to improve the overall level of teaching, to improve the overall quality of the schools. And the same thing, the hospitals. For example, in China, people always want to go to those very famous hospitals to seek medical treatment. If you visited those big hospitals in the big cities, they are very crowded. These are just a few of the examples.

Regarding your second question, I think I should emphasize again and again that China-Namibia relations are mutually beneficial. It’s not a one-way relationship. As you said, China has provided some support for Namibia, even back to the early years. But we also enjoy a lot of support from Namibia. It could be material support, or it could be just moral support. Ever since the establishment of our diplomatic relations, Namibia has been very supportive of China on a lot of international and regional issues. This support is also very valuable.

Namibia has always firmly adhered to the one-China principle, as I mentioned. Of course, for any country, if they want to establish diplomatic relation with China, they should abide by the one-China principle. That’s the foundation of our diplomatic relations. By saying that, it’s still a very valuable support for China, support for our national reunification, support for the integrity of our territory.

For the economic cooperation, it’s also mutually beneficial. For example, just like the uranium cooperation, that’s helpful for China. Of course, it also brought tangible benefits to the Namibian people. So I think there are many examples of our mutually beneficial cooperation.

Q: Robert again. China’s infrastructure is very excellent in terms of railway passengers’ infrastructure. And Namibia has a problem in terms of accidents on the road and so forth. Are there any investors that are now interested in trying to contribute to railway infrastructure in Namibia? Because I don’t see a lot of investment in railway infrastructure. If you go to China, most of the form of transport there is railway. Thank you.

A: Thank you. First, I think Namibia’s infrastructure, as you said, still needs to be improved, or maybe you still need to make big efforts to improve it. But I think now you are one of the best among African countries. So you can congratulate yourself on the achievements you have already made, especially the roads. You have one of the best road systems in Africa.

Infrastructure is a strong point of China. And it has always been one of the key areas of cooperation. The Phase one of the airport road donated by China was one of the outstanding examples. And we will continue to strengthen our cooperation in the infrastructure sector. I will not go into details, because some discussions are still in the initial stage.

And for the railway, we know very well that Namibia has an ambitious plan to upgrade its railway system. You want to connect your railway with those of your neighboring countries. This is very important for Namibia. If your government comes to discuss those important projects with China and asks for our involvement, we will certainly do our best. Thank you.

Q: Maggy from Namibia Press Agency. China has got 100 percent tariff from the U.S.. I think the whole world has gotten issues with the fuel prices because of the Iran war. I just want to find out how the Chinese government navigated all these double punishments.

A: You are referring to the sanctions imposed by the West on China because China buys oil from Iran, right? Okay. Of course, we are resolutely opposed to that. As a sovereign country, we have the right to trade with any country. So the sanctions are unilateral sanctions imposed by certain countries, and they are illegal. We are resolutely opposed to that. And those sanctions, together with all other sanctions of any kind, will fail. That’s our belief.

For China, actually, nowadays, our national energy mix is becoming very diversified. The share of imported oil in the national energy mix has been decreasing, and it continues to decrease.

I think it accounts for only about 20 percent of the national energy mix. Fifty percent of our energy mix comes from coal. And new energy, I mean the clean energy, accounts for more than 20 percent of the national mix. The nuclear power stands for about 6 percent.

And we have also diversified the sources of imported oil. Russia is a key supplier, and we also import oil from other sources. The Middle East is a source of our import. Of course, it’s still very important. But as you can see, our sources have become very diversified, and we have made a very good strategy of diversifying our energy supply quite some time ago, maybe 10 or 15 years ago. So we have very strong resilience in dealing with those very complicated situations. Thank you.

Q: I’m France from Eagle FM. Thank you, Your Excellency. I have a few questions. It seems that NATO is also creeping toward your doorsteps at some point, trying to influence some Asian countries. And then you also have what they call the Quad, you know, you have the Japan, United States, India and Australia, if I’m not mistaken. You also have the European Union which is almost becoming a military organization, trying to shift from an economic organization. When we are talking about China, as a key player in the Global South, why does it seem that you don’t have a plan to counter Western influence? They would go to any length to use force, if need be. So what is China preparing to do? Does China have mechanisms to assist its allies, if need be? And what are those mechanisms?

A: France, thank you for your question. Actually, I had one question in my mind. Why France didn’t ask any questions today? And you finally posed a big question.

China always opposes the use of force in international relations, or resorting to the use of force to settle international conflicts. This is our principle. And our defense policy is defensive in nature. Also, like Namibia, we are pursuing a non-aligned foreign policy. So these are all long-established principles of our diplomatic policy.

Of course, the international situation is always evolving. We are facing with some new situations and new challenges. And we have to figure out how to respond to all the changes in the world. But fundamentally, as I mentioned, we still hope that all nations will work together to build a community with a shared future for humanity. History has also demonstrated that waging wars eventually will not solve any problems. So for China, to put it simply, we have always been adopting independent foreign policy of peace.

But that doesn’t mean China will not provide support for our friends around the world when they are suffering the injustice imposed by certain countries. And I think I cannot go into details on those issues. But if you ask those countries who are suffering from hegemonism, or aggression, or war imposed by other countries, if you meet people from those countries, they will tell you that China, actually, has always been supporting the justified causes around the world.

Q: Thank you so much, Your Excellency. I’m Martin from the Namibian Newspaper. First of all, perhaps on a lighter note, Your Excellency, can you maybe just share with us the current situation in China concerning the typhoon that happened recently? Secondly, on the recent visit by the CPC delegation in Windhoek, can you share with us some of the discussions in terms of infrastructure, especially on the issues of housing in the city? Was that element part of those discussions as well? Thank you.

A: Thank you. China was affected by typhoon, sometimes in a very serious way. And actually, the effects will last several months, usually from July to September. It’s a so-called typhoon season. And typhoon did bring very severe destruction sometimes. But we have rich experience in dealing with that because it’s a problem occurring every year. So we have established a very sophisticated mechanism to deal with that.

This year there were several typhoons, they have different names given by the international organization. Recently, there was one very big typhoon. So the government evacuated certain areas in advance so as to prevent a big loss to the people or the property. So although we suffer from typhoon every year, but actually the direct loss is becoming manageable because the sophisticate mechanism has already been established to deal with that.

Recently, we had a Shanghai municipal delegation visit Namibia. It’s not a CPC delegation. They visited the Windhoek City Council and made a donation of running shoes to the Namibia Olympic Committee. As you know, Shanghai and Windhoek are sister cities. So they enjoy frequent exchanges of visits. So it was a normal arrangement.

Concerning the housing, I know it’s a big challenge not only for Windhoek, but also for many places here in Namibia. And it’s also one of the areas of our development assistance cooperation.

For the police housing project, recently we have already submitted a draft implementation agreement to your government. Once your government approves that draft agreement, we will be able to sign it. And if we could sign that at an early date, we will have a good chance to start construction before the end of the year. After the signing of the implementation agreement, we will start the bidding process to select a contractor. And also, there’s a social housing project, and I think we also achieved progress.

We hope that both sides will speed up the process of finalizing everything to ensure an early start to the construction of the project. Thank you.