China has agreed to endorse Mozambique as a new tourist destination in an
effort to intensify bilateral cooperation in the tourism industry and boost
mutual development, Chinese President Hu Jintao told visiting Mozambican
President Armando Guebuza in Beijing Saturday.
This has raised
the number of tourism destination countries for Chinese tourists in Africa to at
least 13, including Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Mauritius,
Zambia, Namibia, Seychelles, Rwanda, Nigeria and Cameroon.
During his
meeting with Guebuza, Hu said the two countries have maintained friendly
relations and all-round cooperation. "The Chinese government will continue to
provide aids and will encourage Chinese companies to invest in Mozambique."
He said key areas for China-Mozambique cooperation include
infrastructure construction and agriculture.
Chinese experts, doctors
and business people have played an active role in Mozambique's social and
economic development, for which the Mozambican people are grateful, said
Guebuza.
He said his country wishes to expand cooperation with China,
particularly in infrastructure construction and personnel training.
Guebuza arrived here on Friday for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on
China-Africa Cooperation, which opened Saturday morning.
China and
Mozambique established diplomatic ties on July 25, 1975, the very day when
Mozambique declared independence. Bilateral trade amounted to 165 million U.S.
dollars last year.
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