China and Cameroon are willing to further strengthen mutual political trust and expand cooperation in various fields, according to a joint communiqué issued in Yaounde yesterday.

 

The communiqué was issued during President Hu Jintao's state visit to the African country.

 

President Hu and President Paul Biya, in their talks, exchanged views on further developing China-Cameroon friendly relations of cooperation, and implementing the measures taken at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which was held last November, the communiqué says.

 

The two leaders also discussed international affairs of common concern and reached comprehensive consensus, it says.

 

The two sides signed a series of agreements covering inter-governmental economic and technological cooperation and China's write-off of debts owed by Cameroon, says the communiqué.

 

The two sides expressed their satisfaction with the steady and healthy development and fruitful results of the China-Cameroon relations over the past 36 years after the two countries forged diplomatic ties, it says.

 

China and Cameroon will continue to push their long-standing relations to a new high on the basis of sincerity, friendliness, equality, mutual trust, solidarity, cooperation and common development, the communiqué says.

 

Both sides promised to support each other on issues regarding sovereignty and territorial integrity, it says.

 

Cameroon reiterated adherence to the one-China policy and expressed support for China's efforts in realizing national reunification, while China reiterated its support for Cameroon's efforts in safeguarding national unification and stability, the communiqué says.

 

The two sides agreed that China and Cameroon enjoy great potential for cooperation, and they are willing to make concerted efforts to consolidate cooperation in the fields of agriculture, infrastructure construction, energy and telecom, it says.

 

The governments of the two countries will continue to encourage enterprises to expand mutually beneficial cooperation and provide support and favorable conditions, says the communiqué.

 

Both sides expressed their willingness to enhance coordination and cooperation in international affairs, safeguard developing countries' common interests, and contribute to a harmonious world of lasting peace and common prosperity, it says.

 

The two sides spoke highly of the friendly relations of cooperation between China and Africa, saying the Beijing Summit of the FOCAC has achieved a great success, according to the communiqué.

 

The two sides vowed to conduct closer cooperation to fully implement the outcome of the summit, and develop a new type of strategic partnership between China and Africa featuring political equality and mutual trust, "win-win" economic cooperation and cultural exchanges, it says.

 

Hu is on an eight-nation tour of Africa that will also take him to Liberia, Sudan, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique and Seychelles.

 

(Xinhua News Agency February 1, 2007)