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China, Morocco agree to further promote co-op
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-04-25 09:20
RABAT -- China and Morocco agreed here Monday to make joint efforts
towards continuous and further development of bilateral friendship and
cooperation in various fields.
The agreement was reached between Chinese President Hu Jintao and
Moroccan King S. M. Le Roi Mohammed VI during their talks held right
after Hu arrived in the Moroccan capital Rabat for a three-day state
visit.
China's President Hu Jintao (C) and his wife Liu Yongqing (L) are
welcomed by Moroccan King Mohammed in Rabat April 24, 2006. Hu kicked off
a three-nation tour of Africa in Morocco on Monday, boosting already
booming ties to a continent rich in the energy and minerals his country
needs to feed a fast-growing economy. [Reuters]
Hu said both China and Morocco are undergoing reform and development and
bilateral cooperation has entered a new development stage.
Hu made a three-point proposal to boost bilateral friendship and
cooperation.
The first is to continue high-level contacts, enhance governmental,
parliamentary and inter-political party exchanges, strengthen
consultations and cooperation in international and regional affairs, and
comprehensively promote bilateral friendship and cooperation.
The second is to take measures to expand bilateral trade and cooperation
in science and technology, telecommunications, agriculture, oil and gas
development, labor, project engineering and human resources training, and
encourage two-way investment.
The third is to further improve bilateral cooperation in education,
culture, health and tourism, speed up the implementation of the bilateral
tourism cooperation agreement, and promote exchanges among different
localities and non-governmental organizations of the two countries.
Hu said China pays great attention to the Sino-Moroccan ties and
bilateral relations have progressed smoothly since the two countries
forged diplomatic ties 48 years ago.
China appreciates Morocco's consistent one-China policy, said Hu.
Mohammed VI agreed with Hu, saying his country is ready to strengthen
cooperation with China in such fields as fishery, tourism, culture and
infrastructure.
Both sides also exchanged views on Sino-African relations and
international and regional issues of common concerns, and agreed to
further strengthen cooperation within the framework of the China-Africa
Cooperation Forum.
After the talks, the two leaders attended a signing ceremony for a series
of bilateral cooperative agreements in the fields of economy, trade,
science, technology, culture, health care and tourism.
Morocco is the third leg of Hu's five-nation tour which has already taken
him to the United States and Saudi Arabia, and will also take him to
Nigeria and Kenya.
China-Morocco trade reached 150 million U.S. dollars in 2005, increasing
by 28 percent compared with the previous year.
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