China to deepen economic, trade ties with Cote d' Ivoire: top advisor
6/11/2006 16:27
China is ready to deepen economic and trade cooperation with Cote d'Ivoire
to boost bilateral friendly ties, China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin said
in Beijing Monday. "The peoples of the two countries enjoy deep traditional
friendship. Our relations are time-tested and have endured the vicissitude of
international situations," Jia told Laurent Dona Fologo, president of Cote
d'Ivoire's Economic and Social Council, who attended the weekend Beijing Summit
of the Forum on China- Africa Cooperation. Jia, chairman of the National
Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said China
appreciates Cote d' Ivoire's firm adherence to the one-China policy. "We are
ready to expand economic and trade cooperation with Cote d'Ivoire based on the
principle of mutual benefit to further push forward bilateral cooperation," Jia
said. Fologo said Cote d'Ivoire welcomes Chinese enterprises to participate
into his country's economic construction. He said China has always supported
African people's efforts in maintaining national sovereignty and boosting
economic development, and the cooperation between China and Africa has become an
important part of South-South cooperation. China and Cote d'Ivoire forged
diplomatic ties in 1983. Jia also met with Burundian President Pierre
Nkurunziza, Chad's Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Integration Ahmad
Allam-mi and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and French
Affairs Come Zoumara of the Central Africa Republic on Monday. Leaders and
senior officials from 48 African countries that have established diplomatic ties
with China attended the two-day Beijing Summit, which was regarded as a
milestone in China-Africa history.
Xinhua News
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