China and Algeria vowed on Wednesday to expand cooperation in
trade.
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has injected new
vitality into the China-Algeria ties, said Vice Premier Huang Ju in
his meeting with visiting Algerian President Abdelaziz
Bouteflika.
China and Algeria share a special friendship and have been
cultivating friendly and sincere relations since they forged
diplomatic relations half a century ago, Huang said.
He said that the leaders of China and Algeria held sincere and
in depth talks during the FOCAC which resulted in a series of
agreements in economic, tax, judicial and oil exploration
fields.
China will implement the important consensus reached between the
two leaders to boost bilateral cooperation of mutual benefit, Huang
noted.
Bouteflika spoke positively about the Algeria-China ties and
reiterated Algeria's support for China.
Algeria established diplomatic ties with China on December 20,
1958. During President Hu Jintao's visit to Algeria in February
2004, the two countries announced the establishment of a strategic
cooperative relationship. Bilateral trade topped US$1.77 billion in
2005.
(Xinhua News Agency November 9, 2006)
