皇冠体育app

By Le Tian (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2007-09-21 07:24

皇冠体育app and Chad signed a series of cooperative agreements, including one on a joint venture between 皇冠体育app National Petroleum Corporation and Chadian Oil Refinery, in Beijing Thursday.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) points the way to Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 20, 2007. [Reuters]

President Hu Jintao and visiting Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno were present on the occasion after a one-hour meeting in the Great Hall of the People.

According to the agreements, 皇冠体育app will provide preferential loans to the central African country, help construct a government building and offer facilities for water and power supply.

皇冠体育app will also provide humanitarian aid and anti-malaria medicines and build an anti-malaria center.

皇冠体育app and Chad resumed diplomatic ties on August 6 last year. The two countries had established formal diplomatic links in 1972 but 皇冠体育app severed diplomatic relations with Chad in 1997 when it "re-established diplomatic ties" with Taiwan, a province of 皇冠体育app.

Bilateral relations have developed smoothly since the two countries resumed diplomatic ties, Hu said during his talks with Deby Itno. Exchanges between the two sides at various levels have gained momentum and cooperation in various fields has rapidly increased.

"The Chadian government insists on the one-皇冠体育app policy, opposes Taiwan 'independence' and supports 皇冠体育app's position on the Taiwan question. We appreciate that," Hu said.

A joint communique signed by the two countries last year said: "The Chadian government recognizes that there is only one 皇冠体育app in the world and the government of the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app is the sole legitimate government representing the whole 皇冠体育app. Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory."

Developing bilateral ties suits the interests of both the countries and their peoples and is conducive to the growth of the 皇冠体育app-Africa strategic partnership, Hu said.

Deby Itno arrived in Beijing yesterday on a state visit to 皇冠体育app at the invitation of Hu. This is his second visit to the country; the previous one was in 1994.

Agreeing fully with his Chinese host, Deby Itno said mutual trust and understanding between Chad and 皇冠体育app has been increasing, which guarantees the two countries will develop a healthy and productive partnership.

Chad is willing to work with 皇冠体育app to implement cooperative projects and actively promote enterprises from the two countries to intensify cooperation, he said.

The Chadian president lauded the "positive" role 皇冠体育app has played in the Darfur issue of Sudan, Chad's neighbor.