State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan said on Tuesday that China is ready
to deepen cooperation with Algeria to benefit the peoples of the
two countries.
China and Algeria are brothers who share hardships and dangers,
mutually reliable friends and cooperative partners, said Tang while
meeting with Algerian Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Mohamed
Bedjaoui.
The Chinese government values the development of strategic
cooperation between the two countries, said Tang.
Tang also hailed the traditional friendship of China-Africa
relations, saying the upcoming summit of the China-Africa
Cooperation Forum, will add more energy to the relations between
China and the African continent.
Bedjaoui spoke highly of China's assistance to Africa, saying
China's social and economic development has provided an important
example and opportunity for the development of Africa.
Bedjaoui, a guest of Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, arrived in
Beijing on Monday.
On Tuesday, Premier Wen Jiabao also met with Bedjaoui,
exchanging views on bilateral relations and issues of mutual
concern.
(Xinhua News Agency March 29, 2006)
