FM meets Cote d'Ivoire president
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Xinhua, January 4, 2012
Cote d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara held talks in Abidjan on Tuesday with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on bilateral relations.
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Cote d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara (L, Front) meets with China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R, Front) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Jan. 3, 2012. [Xinhua] |
Ouattara said that Cote d'Ivoire attaches great importance to the role China has played in the international and regional affairs, and appreciates the firm supports China has offered to Cote d'Ivoire in its national reconciliation and economic restoration.
He said the government of Cote d'Ivoire unswervingly pursues a friendly foreign policy to China, and the bilateral relationship between Cote d'Ivoire and China could withstand tests.
The president said that Cote d'Ivoire boasts important geographical position and has great economic development potential, hoping to boost the existing ties and develop pragmatic cooperation to benefit the peoples from the two countries.
For his part, Yang congratulated Cote d'Ivoire on the smooth process of implementing the national reconciliation and reconstruction under the leadership of President Ouattara, saying that China and Cote d'Ivoire have reached broad agreements on further enhancing bilateral relations established on the basis of principles of sincere friendship, mutual respect and equal treatment.
Yang said China would like to join hands with Cote d'Ivoire to boost high-level exchanges and political trust, expand pragmatic cooperation in economic, trade and other fields, enrich people-to-people exchanges and strengthen coordination in international and regional affairs to push the friendly cooperation relations to a higher level.
As an old sincere friend and parter of Africa, China would be as devoted as ever to promoting peace and development in Africa and common development of China and Africa, Yang said.
They also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concerns and held a joint press conference.
Yang arrived in Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday for an official visit.
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