Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday began his state visit to Mozambique,
and the two countries on the same day issued a joint communique on bilateral
cooperation and international affairs of common concern.
The communique was released after Chinese President Hu Jintao and his
Mozambican counterpart Armando Emilio Guebuza held talks in the Mozambican
capital.
The two leaders exchanged views and reached a broad consensus on
implementation of the results reached at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on
China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), bilateral cooperative relations and
international and regional issues of common concern, the communique said.
The two nations hailed the traditional friendship, the sound development of
bilateral ties since the establishment of diplomatic relations 31 years ago, and
the cooperation in economic and social fields, according to the communique.
Mozambique reaffirmed its commitment to the one China policy, and its
opposition to "Taiwan independence" in any form, including "de jure Taiwan
independence," and to Taiwan's accession to any international organization of
sovereign states, it said.
In a written statement released at the airport upon arrival in Maputo, Hu
said that the Chinese and Mozambican peoples have forged a deep friendship
during the country's liberation struggle and the national construction after its
independence.
President Hu arrived here on Thursday after wrapping up a two-day state visit
to South Africa.
On Wednesday, President Hu delivered a speech at the University of Pretoria
in South Africa.
Hu said that strong China-South Africa relations of all-around cooperation
serve the fundamental interests of both countries and peoples.
The Chinese government and people will work closely with the South African
side to enhance mutual political trust and practical cooperation, as well as to
steadily strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership to benefit both peoples,
he said.
Hu also said that China will consolidate traditional friendship and expand
practical cooperation with the whole of Africa.
Both China and Africa are important forces for peace and development and to
deepen their friendship is the shared desire of the people of both countries, Hu
said in his speech.
The Chinese president said that China's development is peaceful, open,
cooperative and harmonious in nature.
"We aim to build a harmonious society at home, and work with other countries
to build a harmonious world of enduring peace and common prosperity," he said.
Also on Wednesday, President Hu met with the South African Deputy President
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for discussions on ways of deepening mutually-beneficial
and practical cooperation between their two countries.