Angolan Prime Minister Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos said in Shanghai yesterday that he hoped Angola-China cooperation could contribute to the post-war reconstruction of Angola.

He said in a meeting with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng that his country had only recently emerged from a civil war that severely damaged its economy, telecommunication facilities and infrastructure.

He hoped China's success in economic development and the close bilateral cooperation could help Angola to restore its national economy.

Han said China and Angola were both developing countries and should collaborate to promote the social and economic development.

The Angolan prime minister also visited Shanghai Urban PlanningExhibition Center where the construction progress and future planning of large projects such as Shanghai International Airport and the Yangshan Deep-Water Port are exhibited.

He said the exhibition convinced him that Shanghai was ambitious in its urban construction and in its steps to realize its goals.

The Angolan prime minister arrived in China on Oct. 29 and willhead to Beijing to attend a summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation running on Nov. 4 and 5.