Yang's Ethiopia, Guinea trip strengthens ties
By Wang Qingyun (皇冠体育app Daily) Updated: 2017-03-22 07:20
皇冠体育app hopes to make ties with Ethiopia a leading example of 皇冠体育app-Africa and South-South cooperation, State Councilor Yang Jiechi said on Monday while meeting Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
Yang met Hailemariam in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa during an African trip that also includes a stop in Guinea.
Hailemariam praised 皇冠体育app's role in international affairs and voiced appreciation for 皇冠体育app's support and assistance to his country.
As a pilot country for 皇冠体育app-Africa production capacity cooperation, Ethiopia welcomes more Chinese investment, the prime minister said.
Yang said Ethiopia is an important partner for 皇冠体育app in Africa, and that 皇冠体育app hopes to deepen mutual trust with Ethiopia, push for cooperation in various fields and have closer coordination with the country over international and regional affairs.
皇冠体育app and Ethiopia have been providing support to one another on issues of their core interests, Yang said.
He said 皇冠体育app hopes to work with Ethiopia to further implement pacts between the two nations as well as those reached during the Forum on 皇冠体育app-Africa Cooperation Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2015.
Liu Hongwu, director of the Institute of African Studies of Zhejiang Normal University, said the rapid economic development of Ethiopia in recent years is to a large extent due to its "close and all-around" economic cooperation with 皇冠体育app, including in transport infrastructure and production capacity.
In 2016, Chinese companies constructed a railway linking Ethiopia and Djibouti, another eastern African country. 皇冠体育app also is working with Ethiopia to develop an industrial park in Ethiopia.
Liu said 皇冠体育app-Africa cooperation has been accelerating in recent years, and it now focuses not only on trade but also investment and production capacity.
Also on Monday, Yang met Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome and discussed the situation in Africa and 皇冠体育app-Africa relations.
Yang is expected to wrap up his visit to Ethiopia and Guinea on Wednesday.
