The upcoming Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation will further consolidate the traditional Sino-African
friendship and deepen their strategic partnership, Chinese Vice
President Zeng Qinghong said in Beijing on Friday.
Zeng made the remarks when meeting with Angolan Prime Minister
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos and Vice President of the
Democratic Republic of Congo Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi, who are in
Beijing to attend the landmark summit scheduled for Nov. 4-5.
Zeng expressed appreciation of the two countries adherence to
the one-China policy.
During his meeting with Fernando, Zeng said China is willing to
strengthen cooperation with Angola to lift bilateral relations to
"a higher stage".
Fernando echoed Zeng, saying that Angola hopes to push forward
political and economic cooperation with China.
When meeting Yerodia, Zeng said China will continue to support
the Democratic Republic of Congo to protect national sovereignty
and territorial integrity and promote the peace progress in an all-
around way.
"China will actively participate in the economic reconstruction
of the Democratic Republic of Congo and push forward the exchange
and cooperation between the two countries in various fields," Zeng
said.
Yerodia said China is welcomed to take part in the
reconstruction of his country.
On the same day, Zeng also met Guinean State Minister of Foreign
Affairs Mamadi Conde and Tunisian Minister of Development and
International Cooperation Mohamed Nouri Jouini.
(Xinhua News Agency November 3, 2006)